[TowerTalk] Guys:

[Greg - N4CC]

This is true  for any practical number of guy wire sets...however, it may NOT
be true for towers that are designed to be freestanding.  Towers like Rohn 25,
45, 55 rely on column strength of the tower members and since guy wires cause
force vectors to be "downward", guy wires are appropriate.  Freestanding towers
are designed to withstand lateral forces in addition to some downward force but
the primary strength of the tower is not column strength.  Use Steve's
advise...check with the manufacturer or a competent mechanical/structural
engineer before adding guys to a tower that is designed to be freestanding.  73
de Greg-N4CC

At 03:31 PM 11/04/00 -0700, you wrote:
>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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