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Re: [TowerTalk] misaligned vertical towers

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] misaligned vertical towers
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:38:40 -0400 (EDT)
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>  But when I look and align the two towers next to each  other by walking 
around until they are "next" to
each other, one or both  are off vertically with respect to each other.
 
>  How do I figure which is straight and which is off or  maybe both are 
slight off?
I really don't want to climb them now in the bad  weather and drop a plumb
bob and do not have a survey level.  
 
Hiya, Steve --
 
    You really only need to climb to the first set of  guys. Use a bubble 
level or electronic one to plumb the bottom of the tower.  Once that's done, 
all you have to do is look up the tower and it'll be obvious  what's out of 
alignment. 
 
    Once it's plumbed, then you can tension the guys. 
 
    Guyed towers are allowed to be out of plumb by  something like 3-4" per 
100 feet. Don't have my TIA-222 handy so I'm going from  memory. 
 
Cheers & GL,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH 
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