[TowerTalk] Weak Link in Guy System?

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/17/00 6:05:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, wf3h@ptd.net 
writes:

> >   If all three guys are connected to the single Rod, it would seem to be
>  > greatly overloaded.  Yet I have never heard of a Rod breaking,
>  
>  I know at K3ANS he had a rod break on an 85' tower with 10 and 15 meter 
> beams.
>  His anchor arrangement was to have rods anchored in an elevated section of
>  concrete about 3X3 foot. The rod weathered over time and snapped. A quick 
> call
>  to his contractor brought a steel brace to re-anchor the tower. Since I do 
> the
>  work up on the tower, I was glad I wasn't there when it let go!
>  
    What kind of elevated guy? Was it using the Rohn anchor rod? I'm not 
clear on what you're describing.

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech

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