Specifications, Ut10 tower installation, 1 installing the ut10 – Campbell Scientific UT10 10 foot Tower w/ Grounding Kit and Hinged Base User Manual

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UT10 Weather Station

6. Specifications

Required Concrete

Pad Dimensions (see note 1):

61 x 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 x 24 in)

Crossarm Height (attached to mast)

Standard:

3 m (10 ft)

Maximum (mast fully extended): 3.7 m (~12 ft)

Minimum:

2.7 m (~9 ft)

Pipes Outer Diameter (OD)

Vertical:

2.5 cm (1 in)

Cross Support:

0.953 cm (0.375 in)

Leg Spacing:

26 cm (10.25 in) between legs (center to center)

Material:

Aluminum

Shipping Weight:

18 kg (40 lb)

Wind Load

Recommendation (see note 2):

110 mph maximum

Notes:

1. The concrete pad requirements assume heavy soil; light, shifting, or sandy

soils require a larger concrete pad.

2. The wind load recommendation assumes proper installation, proper

anchoring, adequate soil, and total instrument projected area of less than 2

square feet. The amount of wind load that this mount can withstand is

affected by the quality of anchoring and installation, soil type, and the

number, type, and location of instruments fastened to the UT10.

7. UT10 Tower Installation

7.1 Installing the UT10

The UT10 3-meter tower provides a support structure for mounting the weather

station components. FIGURE 7-1 shows a typical UT10 equipped with an

instrumentation enclosure, meteorological sensors, and a solar panel.

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