[TowerTalk] Complex Guying Question

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/9/2011 6:01:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>    His question is how do you determine the tension  requirement for 
mixed guy materials.
 
    Okay. I don't know what the UBS (ultimate  breaking strength) of the 
rods is but I'd go with the steel guys as the ones  of interest. The other 
stuff is just ancillary. 400# for the 3/16"  EHS and 670# for the HPTG6700 one 
(I'm assuming you're using 1/4" EHS for  the bottom leader). 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH