[TowerTalk] Guying an Aluminum Tower

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/2006 10:47:50 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
jimlux at earthlink.net writes:

The  fatigue life for aluminum depends on a lot 
of factors, but the net result  is that every load/unload cycle takes 
away some fraction of the life (big  cycles take more).  Every little 
gust of wind, every rotation of the  antenna, etc
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and let's not forget about the old "egging" effect of the aluminum bolt  
holes that result from the constant flexing.  Universal and the old Heights  tower 
were made to be guyed, according to the manufacturers, so what's the big  
deal?  Guy if you want to, and don't if you don't want to.
 
Bill K4XS/KH6