[Towertalk] Tower + Hazer package

[BobK8IA@aol.com]

I wonder if some of the structural guys on towertalk can address something re 
Glen Martin Tower/Hazer packages. I have always had an intuitive problem (if 
not an engineering one) with GUYED ALUMINUM towers. The Glen Martin amateur 
line appears to be bolted construction 6061-T6 aluminum. It would seem to me 
that any wind force on a guy is transmitted as vertical load to the tower. If 
so, is the aluminum tower sections that Glen Martin uses structurally 
adequate in UBC loads?

I am looking for an engineering opinion here, and/or an opinion from Steve 
K7LXC or one of the other long time riggers that have seen it "all". I have 
just never been comnfortable thinking about using aluminum for anything 
serious, and certainly not guying it. Is my "intuition" over-ruling good 
engineering or what? Thanks!

73
Bob K8IA
Michigan USA



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