[TowerTalk] Wires on Freestanding Towers

[Jerry Keller]

I read on the reflector that it's not a good idea to guy a freestanding tower, because of forces applied that the tower is not designed to handle. On that same basis, is it OK to use a free-standing tower as one end support for a dipole?  If so, should another wire antenna always be installed to pull in the opposite direction, to balance things out? What factors should be considered when attaching wire antennas to freestanding towers? Or is there really no big cause for concern here?

73, Jerry K3BZ