[TowerTalk] guy levels ?

[Don Moman VE6JY]

Unless the tower was heavily loaded and therefore required it, I would
never put the guy at the very top. It is MUCH easier to work around the
top of the tower if the guy is 5 feet down.  

73 Don
VE6JY


...If you are only using the top of your tower, I would place the 
guys at 30', 60' and 90'.

John KK9A
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I was under the impression that one shouldn't guy a tower at regular
spacings, because the wind can excite standing vibrational modes in the
tower that can lead to failure. In such modes, the vibrational standing
wave nodes would be at the guy anchor points. I thought non-integer
spacing of guy wires was recommended to eliminate this possibility. Am I
wrong about this?

Jim W8ZR

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