Hi Steve,
I read that if your guy anchors are out more than the prescribed min of 70%
of the height then you can drop the 10% guy loading figure to around 8%,
Would you care to comment on that?
cheers Mark N1UK
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From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Complex Guying Question
> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>
> The tower under discussion is Rohn 25G so my answer to tension the top
> set of HPTG6700 to 670 pounds might be a little aggressive. It might be a
> good idea to tension it like the 3/16" EHS at 400#. I don't think
> there'll
> be enough slack at that less tension to be of any concern - and it'll
> decrease the compression on the legs. Better to err on the conservative
> side of
> things. Doesn't sound like it'll ever fall down due to guy failure - hi.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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