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[TowerTalk] Re: TORQUE ARMS

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: TORQUE ARMS
From: kz5qdx@communique.net (Douglas Bradford)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 11:48:55 -0500
NO TORQUE    OR  TORQUE  ARMS. When the Rohn 45
goes up the top section will be guyed 6 ways.  I would not have
lost the last tower when tree hit Guy wires.  Live and Learn.

Steve Maki wrote:

> Steven H. Sawyers n0yvy wrote:
>
> > By the time the tower rotates far enough to have the torque arms
> > do any good you have already used up most of the allowable lattice
> > strength.
>
> This MUST be related to tower height.  In other words, the top
> of a 150' Rohn 25 tower can probably rotate 25 deg. or more
> before reaching it's twisting limit.  In this case, I believe
> even the short Rohn torque arms would do some good.
>
> And in the case of shorter towers, longer torgue arms can be
> used.
>
> --
> Steve K8LX
>
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