>If you know how far from the base of your tower your guys attach (on flat
>ground), and you know how high they attach to the tower, then you should be
>able readily to calculate how much turning radius inside the guys would
>exist at any given height on the tower. Obviously, this would be useful
>for assessing a potential stack design.
> I
> /I
> / I
> / I C
> / I
> /----I
> / ? I
> / I D
> / I
> -----/----B---I---------
>
>That is, if you know the lengths of B and C+D, then you ought to be able to
>figure out what "?" is for any length of C.
It's just a simple ratio.
B ?
--- = ---
C+D C
So, ? = C * B/(C+D)
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Chad Kurszewski, WE9V e-mail: WE9V@qth.com
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