[TowerTalk] self-supporting rohn 25g??

[Ken Shutt]

I had a similar experience.  My 70 ft, Rohn 25G tower has two sets of guys. 
>From the mid point up was a definite white kunckle event.

It seems like more temporary guys would be appropriate.

73 de Ken - K5GUU

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Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] self-supporting rohn 25g??


> Probably the most uncomfortable tower experience I ever had was while 
> putting
> up 90 feet of 25G.
>
> I walked up the first 20 feet and guyed that off.  Then installed the next 
> 10
> feet plus permanent guys.  The WORST part was adding the next 30 feet and
> attaching the 60 foot guys.  The tower was flexing around its 30 foot mid 
> point
> ... at 60 feet there was considerable deflection.  Was I ever glad to get 
> the
> second set of guys on?  Doing the 90 foot guys was far less daunting, 
> since the
> lower 60 was far more stable with 2 sets of guys.
>
> I can only think similar thoughts about an unguyed 30 or 40 footer. It 
> will
> surely flop around even with nothing on it.
>
> de Bill
> K2EK
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