In a message dated 9/21/04 9:24:15 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
budr@netride.net writes:
I have often wondered if the opposite is true. If space is not a
problem, would extending the guy anchors out give a better wind rating?
Pulling out the guys beyond 80 percent creates another problem which has
been addressed on this reflector before. In effect, the guys actually start
to
exert forces that start to 'pull apart' the tower from the sides.
Bill K4XS
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