[TowerTalk] more Rohn

[Dick NY1E]

I've never used temporary guys except for the first sections of a tower on a pier pin. 30' of 25G is fine as long as the gin pole rope goes through a snatch block at the base of the tower. I've worked with alot of hams and no one has ever suggested temp guys....

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>> Assembly question:
>> Does everyone work above the guywires to stack higher sections?
>> Rohn says point blank that 25 is not self supporting "at any height" and
>> that temporary guys should be attached as one goes up.  But I know lots
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>> people stack all the way to the next guypoint without temporaries.
>> What do YOU do?
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