[TowerTalk] Wires on Freestanding Towers

[Mike Fatchett]

I will defer on the guying issue as there are more qualified folks to
answer.  I think it would depend on the manufacturer.

I don't think the end of a wire dipole on the tower is going to cause any
trouble.  If I can lean my butt out from the top and the tower doesn't move
then hooking up the end of a dipole is not going to do anything either.

Mike W0MU

 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Keller
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:59 AM
To: (Reflector) TowerTalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Wires on Freestanding Towers

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
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