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Subject: [Towertalk] Guy atachment
From: k4oj@tampabay.rr.com (Jim White, K4OJ)
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 23:24:16 -0400
Honey, I want to put up a tower.

In order to put one up that  is safe it either has to be one which is 
big so that it does not have to have guy wires, or it can be the less 
expensive type that uses the guy wires.

Shoot straight!

K4OJ



Jeff Burns wrote:

>The one restriction my wife has put on my plan to install a tower is "NO Guy
>Wires." Despite this I sill think a slender tower with a few guy wires may
>look better that a massive self-supporting tower.
>
>If I use a guyed tower the anchor points will be a challenge. The tower will
>be just behind the house. Our masonry fireplace is along the same wall. How
>might guys be attached to a fireplace?
>
>To keep the other guys from being a nuisance in the yard I would like to
>attach them to post at least seven feet tall. Can anyone suggest how big a
>post is needed and how much concrete is needed to hold it in place?
>
>I am thinking of a 40ft tower.
>
>Jeff Burns
>
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