[TowerTalk] Guys:

Ken Hirschberg calav@flash.net
Sat, 04 Nov 2000 15:31:26 -0700


Any guy is better than no guy:
There are some teen-age girls who don't believe that anymore!

n4kg@juno.com wrote:

> PUT  UP  THE  GUYS !
>
> N4KG rule #1:
>
> There is nothing STRONGER, SAFER,
> and more COST EFFECTIVE than a
> properly guyed tower.
>
> N4KG rule #2:
>
> ANY guy is better than NO guy.
>
> My guyed towers and antennas all survived
> estimated 80 to 90 mph winds from a small
> tornado that took out dozens of 80 ft trees
> in my woods and a couple of 75 year olds
> (Oak and Beech).
>
> 3/16 inch EHS steel guys are rated for 4000 lbs.
> 3/16 inch HS steel guys are rated for 2500 lbs.
> 3/16 EHS is  what I use for all 7 of my towers
> except the upper guys on my 95 and 130 ft towers.
> (For years I only had 1/8 inch guys on a 40 ft tower
> with TH7 and it also survived the tornado.)
>
> 73 / GL,  Tom  N4KG
>
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