[TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning

[john at kk9a.com]

So if you're following the book, did Rohn or a PE give you the OK to use
Phillystran guy wires instead of EHS or to use non-Rohn rotating hardware?
 Are all of your guy anchors at the same elevation and at 80% of tower
height?

John KK9A


To:	<K7LXC at aol.com>, "tower" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning
From:	"StellarCAT" <rxdesign at ssvecnet.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:54:06 -0400

Wellllll Steve.... here’s my point ... so many many times on this group
you get
the response to a question: “what did your PE say about it”? Or the return
comment will be “trust the manufacturer”! And, although I don’t believe a
PE is
needed for anything other than out of the ordinary designs and/or where
required (here its not) and one can just use the manufacturers info to design
by – I agree with these points wholeheartedly.

I have to believe NO PE would sign off on this – saying “its ok” ... nor
would
the manufacturer say “SET TENSION TO 10% max” if they didn’t mean it! THEIR
ratings are based on these minimum settings.

SO I don’t know that one can be so precise following the ‘learned ones’
instructions on most things and say unscientifically “this one isn’t as
important”...

I say this with all respect to you and others suggesting its not that
important
– but disagree in terms that, if you were on the opposite side, I know you’d
agree because I’ve seen you admonish people for not following the
manufacturers
specs.

As for “no one uses them anymore” ... I don’t remember seeing any distinction
on using LOOS gauges (models) – mostly just the name LOOS gauges. Besides the
fact that the 2 I had tested the old (B) and the new (PT2) were within
practical consideration the same and both woefully low compared to the PT.

Gary
K9RX