The only 'sensible' conclusions to this are the following:
1. do what the manufacturer says for 'standard' installations
2. do what a qualified mechanical engineer who has performed the analysis on
the specific design says for non-standard installations
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug Renwick
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 03:16
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying a self-supporting tower - Yes
>
> No. Let's take this topic to a sensible conclusion. Unless we do
> reach a conclusion this topic will come up again with opinion vs
> experience vs fact vs manufacturers instructions vs guess vs .....
> Do we really want to go through this exercise again at a later date?
>
> David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>
> > I would just bypass the whole guy wire question. Get some high strength
> > copperweld and some strong insulators and put a couple of slopers down
> away
> > from the power line. gets you more antennas and some fall protection as
> > well.
>
>
> Doug/VA5DX
>
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