[TowerTalk] BPL25G Thrust Bearing Plate

[Jon M. Knodel]

Hello all,

Thanks to everyone that has replied to my previous posts and answered some questions for me.  In working on getting the tower up, my next question is this:

I want to top out my R25 with the BPL25G top thrust bearing plate.  This plate has three holes for guy wire attachment.  If I guy to these holes (which I would want to do), the tower will be guyed 3.5' higher than shown on the Rohn drawings. (41.5' tower guyed at 41.5' instead of 38').  Do I need to adjust the "ground length" of the guy so that the same angle is achieved as would be with a 40' tower guyed at 38'?  Or does this angle really matter so long as the tower is guyed at 80% of it's height as called for by Rohn?  Thank you very much.

Happy DXing!
Jon, N7XW