Is there any readily available design/build information for designing a modest height (35 to 46 feet) ham tower or mast, that would be close guyed using spreaders? This would allow guying with close
It would be something like what is done with spreaders and shrouds on sailboats. I have studied the subject relating to sailboats but the related sail mast bending forces seem to complicate the subje
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:43:06 -0500
As a rag sailor I would mention that it is forces from wind in the sails that are drivers, not the motion of the base of the mast. On narrow beamed vessels with tall masts you have the analog to a to
For towers of moderate height, 35' to 45', I have successfully supported Rohn 45 and 55 towers with quite large 2m EME arrays (8 or more 28 ' long yagis and their supporting structures) by using stru
Chuck, Could you please send some photos of the brackets? 73, Gordon, W2TTT 201.314.6964 Sent from Samsung tablet -- Original message -- From: Chuck Smallhouse <w7cs@theriver.com> Date: 2014/05/21 04
Gordon, I'm sorry but I don't do photos, as I'm inept in computer skills, HI However I'll try and give you a better verbal description. For one bracket : From the 2" x 1/8" steel strip cut three piec
Chuck, I think I get it! I will try it with pieces of paper and let you know if I run into problems. What is really cool about this approach is the lack of guys and brackets above the first section.