[TowerTalk] Real numbers for Rohn BX-64 Re: guying

[Chuck Sudds]

At 09:34 PM 4/12/05 -0400, David  Thompson wrote:

Yes Dave, *I* was one of those idiots who attempted using an HDBX48 tower 
to hold up a KT34XA and a 14 element 2 meter beam atop that!! 
Unfortunately, I can no longer find any of the photos of that disaster of 7 
years ago, it is still etched firmly in my memory!  DON'T DO IT!  I was 
lucky..... nobody was killed or injured!  And yes, I even had mine 
guyed!!  I sure do sleep better with my 100ft Rohn 45G properly guyed these 
days though.  Do what the manufacturer says!!

Chuck  KØTVD

>I hope that everyone knows the BX series is only designed to hold a beam
>with a boom of NO longer than 10 feet.  Guyed or unguyed.
>
>There have been horror stories of those who tried longer beams such as the
>TH7 or KT34XA or even quads bigger than  3 elements.  Longer booms stress
>the bolts holding the top section so that the metal splits.
>I think some of this is recalled in the towertalk archives.
>Dave K4JRB