[TowerTalk] Guying a self-supporting tower - Yes

[Doug Renwick]

Don Moman wrote:

> Count me firmly in the side that approves of guying a self supporting tower.
> And I can personally attest to VA5DX Doug's experience with guyed Delhi
> structures - he has been there and done it and they have survived..... with
> significant loads such as 4 el 40m KLM's to well over 100 feet.  And in
> Canada what we refer to as the "Coke Bottle" style of Delhi (older stuff
> with stepped transitions) appears very similar to Rohn BX.

At one time I had the 4L 40m KLM at 132 feet on a Delhi guyed tower.
At another time I had a wind come through here that broke the boom of the
KLM but did no damage to the Delhi tower.  That's a 42 foot boom with lots or
torque.

> Look at any Rohn tower book or spec - Rohn tower sections are self
> supporting to "X" feet.   Add guy wires and the structure is good to X plus
> many more feet.

So now we have two tower manufacturers, Delhi and Rohn, that state or imply that
a sensibly guyed three legged self-supporting tower is fine.
None have said not to guy.

Doug/VA5DX