[TowerTalk] 40' crank-up tower question

[Ken Brookner]

i'm about to put up a used aluma 40' crank-up tower (2 sections).  normally,
this tower is to be used mounted to a structure around 8 to 10 feet up.  i'm
going to be installing it in a field and plan to guy it at 10 feet and at
the top of the bottom 20 foot section--so it'll be guyed at 10' and 20'.

in a normal installation there are no guys to the tower.

i'll be mounting a KLM KT34A on it.

my questions are:

1.  does my guying arrangement sound reasonable?
2.  should i also guy from the top (~37 feet) of the top section?

this is the first time i've put up a tower so any comments are appreciated.

thanks,
kenb, n5lpi





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