In a message dated 7/2/2009 12:02:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Looks like a fairly spindly pole. I would be concerned that adding guys
would increase the compressive load in the pole, which might cause it to
bend out of column and fail. I would think that two sets would be better
than one.Do you have any specs for the pole which might list a max downward
load? You need to make sure the load added by the guys does not exceed that.
Of course, the wind loading added by the guys might be significant as
well. The correct answer is to get some engineering done.
As always, good advice from Tony.
OTOH it's only a moderate load but of course the big question mark is
the capacity of the pole. Tony's talking about full tensioning - you could
add guys with very little tension. That way they'd act as more of a tether
without exerting much in the way of compressive force on the pole. Since
it's designed to be a self-supporting pole, it'd be the belt-and-suspenders
approach.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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