[TowerTalk] sag--->length in guy wires

[Pete Smith]

Is there a good rule of thumb for how much additional length is required in
3/16 EHS to account for sag, as compared with the pure mathematical right
triangle length?  Put another way, if a guy station is at 95 feet above
ground, and the guy anchor is 85 feet from the tower base, Pythagoras says
the guy is 127.5 feet long.  How much should you add in length to be safe
when pre-cutting guys?

Thanks in advance, all!

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 



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