[TowerTalk] how vertical is vertical

[Jim White, K4OJ]

Out of curiosity you might ask your friend if the entire tower is 
straight - I have two R55 towers which while a plum bob says they were 
straight vertical - well - the top was there but along the way it kind 
snakes a bit.... luckily 55 is so robust I do not worry about its lack 
of straightness.

K4OJ





k1my wrote:

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>73, Bruce K1MY
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>Bruce
>
>It's 150' of R55.  I'm in the process of plumbing before
>installing antennas.  On a wind free day (infrequent here)
>a plumb bob from the top to ground level is just a bit
>less than 12" off indicating 89.6+ degrees vertical.
>Is this acceptable iaw std practice or rule of thumb?
>If not it's necessary to lengthen the guys at one anchor
>and that involves unwrapping guy grips as the turnbuckles
>are fully extended.  This is my first experience with a
>properly engineered guyed tower.
>
>See you Thursday.
>
>Preston
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