[TowerTalk] Guy wire anchoring question

[Bill Hider]

Elevated guy anchors will do what you want if you have them properly
engineered, as I did.  I totally agree with Steve.  I had a PE design
the guying system, I did the mechanical drawings and contracted for
construction of the entire job.      My Website shows what I did using a 10'
8" I-beam to
produce a 6' elevated guy anchor.

In fact, if you know my Website, it's intended to be a reference for
a truly engineered amateur radio antenna system - required reading
for anyone who is contemplating a new tower installation.

Today, I just processed some additional photos and will put them
up on the site tonight.

www.erols.com/n3rr

73,

Bill, N3RR


----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <wa9wsj@yahoo.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guy wire anchoring question


> In a message dated 4/1/01 1:29:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
wa9wsj@yahoo.com
> writes:
>
> > I've been doing my research with the "prime directive"
> >  in mind, but, would like to know the collective's
> >  opinion's/pro's/con's/concerns about guys tied to an
> >  extended pipe or I beam which raises them above ground
> >  level. Is it, or could it be, as efficient and SAFE as
> >  what's suggested in the Rohn book?
>
>     Of course they can be SAFE - you just have to engineer them properly.
> I-beam (eye-beam) is the material to use as it is stronger than a similar
> sized pipe.
>
>     A proper elevated guy anchor is very robust - perhaps using 6-8"
I-beam
> for a 4-5-foot elevated guy. Remember if you've got a 4-foot guy, it'll
exert
> 4 times the bending moment on the anchor base than one 1-foot high so
don't
> screw around.
>
>     Since there's no manufacturer's specs on something like this, you need
to
> have someone run the calcs and help you design one for your application.
An
> engineer, or even better - a PE, is the person you're looking for.
>
> Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
> Tower Tech
>