[Towertalk] Raised Guy Stays

[Jim White]

check scrap yards when sourcing - it is a heck of a lot cheaper -found some
nice ones rusting was able to obtain for a song once upon a cycle....as hams
we need not be exactly critical in what we want but should someone have
something similar ham ingenuity will prevail!

K4OJ

----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <jperalta@tampabay.rr.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Raised Guy Stays


> In a message dated 6/25/02 4:22:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jperalta@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>
> > I'm getting ready to extend the height of a 30' Rohn 25 bracketed tower
to
> >  about 70' and I would like to use raised guy stays ( I think that is
what
> >  they are called ) to get the guy wires above head height. The tower
will
> >  have 3 or 4 long boom  V-UHF beams on it.
> >
> >  What are the thoughts about what material to construct them from. Quite
> >  frankly I would be interested in any information you guys would like to
> >  share on the subject.
>
>     The best material is I-beam (eye-beam, H-beam). It's much stronger
than
> round elevated guys.
>
>     Put 60% of the guy in the ground and 40% above the ground and you'll
be
> in good shape.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
>
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