[TowerTalk] Guyed + self supporting /2 ??

[Steve Maki]

On 10/16/2014 2:49 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
>
>> After much repeated discussion on this forum over the years I asked a
>> structural engineer about this, and he confirmed what you are saying -
>> that basically a guy system could be designed for pretty much any
>> *self supporter* to favorably affect it's load limits (within a
>> reasonable footprint), but that it would be silly to start out
>> designing one that way since it would be a waste of materials. If
>> you're going to guy a tower, use a *guyed tower*.
>>
>> But when someone says *you MUST not guy a self supporter*, it makes me
>> cringe.
>
> Why. A self supporter can be designed for guys, but most are not. If
> they are not designed with the guy forces taken into account, you are
> just gambling.

Why? Because it's just not true to say that. Note that I'm not 
recommending anything, other than to speak accurately..


-Steve K8LX