[TowerTalk] Guying an Aluminum Tower

[Doug Renwick]

The topic about guying a self supporting tower has been
discussed here before.  There seems to be an unlimited
supply of misinformation on this topic.  FACT...self
supporting towers can be, have been and will continue to be
guyed!  This is supported by experience and by tower
manufacturer's recommendations.  So let's get rid of this
flawed opinion.

Doug/VA5DX

Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying an Aluminum Tower

This is like a trapeze artist wondering if he should work
without a net.
This idea is flawed from the get-go. A SELF supporting tower
is just that.  It is not designed to be guyed and should
not. If you get a warm fuzy feeling about guying the tower,
that it is ok since you are overloading it, you should
re-think that.