Hi Will-
I did a similar short-guying thing on my tower. I was too close to a property
line on one guy. Under the advice of a PE, I did the following:
The tower was 70 feet of Rohn 45. The Rohn book calls for 2 sets of guys,
with 4A anchors 56 feet from the base. Each guy was 1/4" EHS.
What my PE did, was:
1. Go from 2 sets of guys to 3, 22, 44, and 66 feet.
2. Move the close anchor in from 56 to 30 feet (43%).
3. Increase the anchor from 4A to 4B.
4. Increase the wire size on the short guyed side to 5/16" EHS.
Bottom line is, it's possible. I'd advise having a PE check your
plans. Or go with the Rohn book, and sign yourself and XYL up
for a 'Tower Encounter' weekend...
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com
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