Hi all,
I don't want to be critical of anyone, but am I getting correctly the sense
that installation protocols for R25, if they don't already, should stipulate
interim guys at intervals less than 30 feet?
It would certainly be a sphincter-testing moment for me to be swaying above
the ground at 60 feet.
This is certainly a good indication of Rohn 25's capacity free-standing
(read: little to none (which is within design parameters, I might add)).
73, kelly
ve4xt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Shutt" <kgshutt@cox.net>
To: <K2EK@aol.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] self-supporting rohn 25g??
> I had a similar experience. My 70 ft, Rohn 25G tower has two sets of
guys.
> >From the mid point up was a definite white kunckle event.
>
> It seems like more temporary guys would be appropriate.
>
> 73 de Ken - K5GUU
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K2EK@aol.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] self-supporting rohn 25g??
>
>
> > Probably the most uncomfortable tower experience I ever had was while
> > putting
> > up 90 feet of 25G.
> >
> > I walked up the first 20 feet and guyed that off. Then installed the
next
> > 10
> > feet plus permanent guys. The WORST part was adding the next 30 feet
and
> > attaching the 60 foot guys. The tower was flexing around its 30 foot
mid
> > point
> > ... at 60 feet there was considerable deflection. Was I ever glad to
get
> > the
> > second set of guys on? Doing the 90 foot guys was far less daunting,
> > since the
> > lower 60 was far more stable with 2 sets of guys.
> >
> > I can only think similar thoughts about an unguyed 30 or 40 footer. It
> > will
> > surely flop around even with nothing on it.
> >
> > de Bill
> > K2EK
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