[TowerTalk] Guying a self-supporting tower

[Chris Pedder]

At 16:47 09/04/2005, K8LX wrote:
>If you look at the numbers, the increase in
>downward force is insignificant, compared to leg strength and
>to what the down-wind leg experiences in the un-guyed state.
>
>Steve K8LX

Sense at last. I note the periodic return to this topic initially with 
amusement, but eventually with annoyance. There is a prejudice on the 
reflector against crank-up towers and some of this rubs off on 
self-supporting towers..... after all it isn't guyed Rohn 25/45/55 so it 
cannot be right.

To suggest that a sensibly guyed 'self-supporting' tower is less safe than 
without the guys is risible......(as I said in my post of 18 April 2003!)

Chris