[TowerTalk] Re: Tower Question

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-08-07 09:25:42 EDT, w2up@itw.com (Barry Kutner) writes:

> Does it make more sense to have the top guys near your rotor, to 
>  minimize the torquing (is that a word?) of the tower? For example, if 
>  you have a 20 ft mast, 8 ft inside the top section, put the guys 8 
>  ft from the top. Or is it engineering-wise insignificant difference?

    Good question. Since I'm not an engineer, I don't have an answer to that.
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73,  Steve  K7LXC

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