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[TowerTalk] Guy alignment - friendly wager

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Guy alignment - friendly wager
From: af006@lafn.org (Harv Shore)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:43:20 -0700
If at all possible maintain the proper angle between the tower and the guys
in accordance with the design stress parameters.
If you do not know what these should be, or you do not know how to do the
calculations --- ask!
K6EXO

----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Barthelow <aa6eg@hh.tmx.com>
To: <GIG38@aol.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guy alignment - friendly wager


>
>
> I vote for #2, and ask an additional question which may pertain to your
> installation, and does to mine.
> We have a sloping ground, so that if the guys kept the same
> angle wrt the tower, (which I think is the desired objective) they would
> intersect the ground closer to the tower
> on the up-hill side, and farther away on the down-hill side.  Do we pour
> the anchor pads at the intersection points, and therefore at different
> radial distances (and elevations) from the base, or do we maintain radial
> distances and accept different angles of the guys wrt the tower?
>
> 73, DX, de
> Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ;
> aa6eg@hh.tmx.com;n6ij@hotmail.com
> 599 DX Drive, Marina CA 93933
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>
> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 GIG38@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Anyone care to help settle a friendly argumentative discussion and wager
on
> > aligning guy points?
> >
> > A discussion on aligning guy points led to a wager between a couple
local
> > tower planners.
> >
> > Ham (1) Says:  The only satisfactory means to position guy points is to
use a
> > transit at the point where the tower will be placed and accurately
position
> > the center of each anchor point hole exactly 120 degrees apart.
> >
> > Ham (2) Says:  While using a transit is the ultimate method. Using
string
> > tied to each leg stretching them to the desired guy hole distance, then
> > carefully measure and move each string until all three are the same
distance
> > apart  (measurement taken 25 feet from the tower on all three strings)
is
> > "close enough" so long as "String number 1 is carefully "eyeballed to be
> > straight with the leg it is tied to.
> >
> > Ham (1) Replied:  Close enough only counts in hand grenades and horse
shoes
> > and after considerable discussion both agreed to wager a cold six pack
of
> > cold 807's on Tower Talk responses.  The method receiving the most votes
wins.
> >
> > I raised a third consideration which is: Let's see what the Tower Talk
gang
> > come back with in the way of votes but also consider recommended
alternatives.
> >
> > Now this is a serious situation cause a cold 6 pack of 807' s is on the
line.
> >  So... anyone care to vote, comment or make  alternate recommendations?
> >
> > I will tally and post the votes along with other appropriate
recommendations.
> >  It will be interesting to see what comes up, who knows, we may all
learn
> > something new.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jack W0UCE
> >
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