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Re: [TowerTalk] Guy wire / Phillystran vibration

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guy wire / Phillystran vibration
From: Steve Maki <steve@oakcom.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 20:06:39 -0500
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W4PA wrote:

>Towertalkers:
>
>Question about guy wire vibration.  K4JNY and I were doing tower work
>at his place all day Sunday and have noticed that on our 120? Rohn 45
>that we are experiencing quite a bit of vibration to the tower and guys
>that we believe is being transmitted down the tower by the 4 el 40m
>beam at the top.   This vibration occurs at wind speeds of 10 mph or so
>or higher.  

<snip>

Scott,

I have to ask this - are you sure that it's not just the 40 meter
elements that are fluttering? In which case the normal procedures
to stop that would take care of the problem.

73

-- 
Steve K8LX
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