[TowerTalk] Guyed + self supporting /2 ??

[Ed Fuller]

Well said Stan.  Off Topic, but I remember 40 years ago, riding around
Fayetteville drinking jug wine with you, Rick, and Holly.  Better days.

 

Ed WA5RHG

 

 

Stan Stockton
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These discussions are interesting but the bottom line appears to be
Paralysis from Analysis in many cases.
 
Everything you do is a risk.  Use a little common sense and do something!
 
About a decade ago my neighbor had a self supporting Heights aluminum tower
which I am sure was installed just right according to all the manufacturers
recommendations.  I watched it bend to the point that it looked like it was
about to buckle at the base several times until he put some guy wire on it.
I went over and replaced his guy wires with Phillystran so it wouldn't
potentially affect my antennas.  Didn't use a tension measuring device,
didn't tighten the guy wires too tight, didn't hire an engineer to tell me
how deep to dig holes, how much rebar and what configuration was required
but instead attached the guys to conveniently located trees.  
 
The tower is still there and I guarantee that it would have failed years ago
without those guys, even though the antenna is some relatively small 10m
Yagi.  
 
I assume everyone who has a self supporting tower has derated the thing by
about 10 sf so they can climb it to work on something if needed?
 
73...Stan, K5GO
 
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