[TowerTalk] Guying a Universal Aluminum Tower

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 11/18/2011 11:33 AM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:

This type of self supporting tower always sways in the wind even without 
egg shaped bolt holes. They just accentuate the swaying and wearing 
which rapidly reduces the tower's capacity to handle wind and weight.

When guying towers the guy should not wrap around a tower leg, the guy 
should attach to a saddle/bracket that fits around the tower and removes 
all lateral force to the tower legs (if the guys are under equal 
tension).  This does not remove the substantial vertical load added to 
the tower by the guy tension.

Tempting as it is, particularly when climbing one,  I'd not guy a self 
supporting tower.


73

Roger (K8RI)