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Forwarded message:
From: n4kg@juno.com (T. A. Russell)
To: K7LXC@aol.com
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: 97-07-11 11:04:06 EDT
>I have a quick question, if a tower is guyed at 4 points (90 degrees)
>rather
>than 3 points ( 120 degrees) will I gain any effective guy ratio or
>conversly
>can the 4 points by moved in any and keep the same effective 3 point
>guy
>ratio?
Guying 4 ways (every 90 degrees) gives a 15% increase in guy load
capacity. To maintain equal capacity with 3 way guying, a 15% reduction
in guy distance would seem possible (I have not yet considered ALL the
possibilities), but this is NOT a lot...Would you feel safe with only a
15%
safety margin? (I wouldn't!)
de Tom N4KG
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