NO TORQUE OR TORQUE ARMS. When the Rohn 45
goes up the top section will be guyed 6 ways. I would not have
lost the last tower when tree hit Guy wires. Live and Learn.
Steve Maki wrote:
> Steven H. Sawyers n0yvy wrote:
>
> > By the time the tower rotates far enough to have the torque arms
> > do any good you have already used up most of the allowable lattice
> > strength.
>
> This MUST be related to tower height. In other words, the top
> of a 150' Rohn 25 tower can probably rotate 25 deg. or more
> before reaching it's twisting limit. In this case, I believe
> even the short Rohn torque arms would do some good.
>
> And in the case of shorter towers, longer torgue arms can be
> used.
>
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> Steve K8LX
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