In a message dated 6/27/2008 9:02:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> My tower info and my measurements. I am using a LOOS #90 guage.
Tower is 45G - 80 feet tall. It has 2 sets of 3 guys. They are different
lengths and if that matters I could dig up the specs on the distances.
> My measurements:
20 degrees set: Upper: 280 lbs Lower: 340 lbs
140 degree set: Upper: 400 lbs Lower: 480 lbs
260 degree set: Upper: 300 lbs Lower: 340 lbs
> The 260 degree set is the longest of the 3 sets of guys
and the 150 degree set is the shortest with the 20 degree
set in between the other two (in terms of lengths).
> All of my guys are the same: the first 15 feet or so
is 1/4 inch EHS and the rest is Phillystrand. Does that
alter the suggested tension?
No. The tension is the same regardless of what's inline with the
guywire.
You didn't say how long the guys were but indicated that they were
different lengths. This will have some influence on the tension but that's a
math
exercise I'm not qualified to comment on. (There was an article in CQ some
years ago that addressed this problem.)
All of the guys should be tensioned the same; that is, 600# for 1/4"
EHS. (And the HPTG6000.)
I haven't tested the Loos Model 90 for accuracy but the other versions
are quite accurate so I imagine it's pretty good too.
Cheers & GL,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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