[TowerTalk] Guyed + self supporting /2 ??

[john at kk9a.com]

I think that the concern (on towertalk) is that guying adds compression to
the tower legs.  All of the self supporting towers that I have seen have
stronger legs than equivalent guyed towers, at least towards the bottom.
While I would also recommend following the manufacture's design and I am
not an engineer, I do not see how adding guys especially toward the bottom
of a tower can make it weaker.

John KK9A

To:	towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Guyed + self supporting /2 ??
From:	Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org>
Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:02:46 -0400
List-post:

>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