[TowerTalk] Tower Placement

kb9cry at comcast.net kb9cry at comcast.net
Sat Feb 7 02:23:24 EST 2004


Actually I was talking out of turn folks.  Ask the manufacturer what to do.
I'm a full proponent of doing what the manufacturer suggests, period.  If one wants to do their own thang, then get a professional opinion or else live with all possible consequences.
> >>If the tower is designed to be self supporting then I would greatly not 
> recommend guying it.  Self 
> supporting towers are actually designed that way with no need for guys.  
> Guying a self supporter 
> will prevent it from twisting like it wants to by design and could actually 
> create a big problem.
> 
> My two cents, Gd Luck, Phil  KB9CRY
> <<
> 
> 
> Here we go again.
> I would greatly recomend to guy it. Check archives for heated discussion on 
> this subject.
> 
> Yuri, K3BU
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