Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Static load would increase on all legs. I'd expect to see the down wind
> leg loading increase to a point, depending on guy tension.
Roger,
I want to understand exactly what you're saying here.
In a strong wind, would you expect there to be more total compression in
the downwind leg with guys attached? I would expect just the opposite...
In low winds, yes the static compression from the guys will add moderate
extra loading, but I would expect the curves to cross at some medium
wind speed. This is for a rigid tapered tower (which doesn't exist), but
I'm betting the results are similar in most reasonable real life scenarios.
Steve K8LX
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