[TowerTalk] Maximum Guy Radius

Jay Kesterson K0GU k0gu at verinet.com
Wed Sep 21 11:50:59 PDT 2011


On 9/21/2011 11:31 AM, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
> This tower is 180 ft in nine 20 foot sections of 46" face angle iron. 1400
> lbs a section, 12600 lbs total.
>
> I was sort of assuming I would have to use something on the order of 3/8 EHS
> for this.  Do you
> think this is something I could do with phillystran ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dorn
> KB4EQ at hetzel.org

   If you can afford it you can do it with Phillystran.

http://www.phillystran.com/163.htm

   I'm not sure this has any relevance on anything but most people I 
know with tall tower often only have one set of guy anchors. So the 
lower guys are already at a much reduced angle.

73,  Jay  K0GU


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