[TowerTalk] Guying free-standing towers

[Chris Pedder]

At 15:33 11/04/2005, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Pedder" <chris at g3vbl.co.uk>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:37 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying free-standing towers
>
>
> > At 13:54 11/04/2005, n2ea wrote:
>
> > >The function of the guys, is NOT to add strength to the
> > >system.  The function is to force a different failure mode,
> > >and the price of doing that will be reduced load rating, or
> > >earlier failure,
>
>
>Nope.. Jim was right... it changes the failure mode, and THAT's what makes
>the system stronger.


What Jim actually says is that it makes it weaker!

 >and the price of doing that will be reduced load rating, or
 >earlier failure

my comment is directed at that statement.

Chris