[TowerTalk] Crank Up Tower Info

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

I have an unknown brand of crank up tower that I need to put up. The tower can go up as high as approx 72 feet if all 4 sections are used.  I plan to only use the bottom 3 sections as did the guy I got it from.  The guy I got it from had it guyed at the 20 foot and 38 foot levels (at the top of the bottom and middle 20 foot sections).  For a tower of this height how far from the base do I install my ground anchors??  Would I put them at an average of the distance between the two sets of guy lines (approx 29-30 feet) or at the distance of the upper guy line (38 feet).  When he had the tower fully retracted he just let the upper guy lines go slack.  The alternative to this question is should I put in a set of ground anchors for each set of guys??

Gary J
N5BAA
Hill Country Amateur Radio Club Secretary 2013
Kerrville, TX