This page provides links to articles and websites that address the issue
of towers and wind loading. CCO does not guarantee the accuracy of
the information given here and it should only be used as a guideline when
planning a tower installation. Please contact a tower specialist before
beginning a project.
Websites
Although these are commercial sites they also contain
useful information on tower wind load as well as other data on preparing
to install a support structure and antenna(s).
Macfarlane
Electronics
Smi
Industrial Electronics: Delhi Towers
Trylon
US Tower
lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/
Articles
Calculating Antenna Wind Load by
W7NI
Tower and Antenna Wind Loading as a Function of
Height by W9JCC (PDF 188K)
Effects of the Mast on Wind Loading
Towers and Wind Load by K2KIR
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