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

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 06/15/2000 3:05:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, k6ll@juno.com 
writes:

> Nomograph sag for horizontal wire =  0.4 foot
>  Nomograph sag x cosine of guy angle = .27 foot (.4 x .67), or about
>  3.25 inches.
>  
>  The nomograph in the antenna book is not optimized for short spans
>  and high tensions, so the sag scale goes from 0.5 feet to 50 feet.
>  I had to extrapolate a little to get to the 0.4 reading.
 
     Cool. If it's possible for a ham to measure this, please let me know. 

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech

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