[UK-CONTEST] Guying a "lugless" Versatower

[Regwoolley at aol.com]

While I was at G6RAF at RAF North Luffenham. We had a P60 HD at the club.  
It was on a very exposed site. What we did was to use Preformed Dead Ends. 
On  the tower, then marine grade 12 mm rope. It worked fine. However the dead 
ends  MUST be used with the correct size rope. 
 
I must add anyone that would want to leave a tower fully up in high winds  
is barking mad. I would much prefer to get the thing down the slow way than  
seeing it crash the fast way!
 
Reg G8VHI 
 
 
In a message dated 28/08/2011 16:19:53 GMT Daylight Time, G3RAU at aol.com  
writes:




If the mast in question is a 60ft HD Versatower  as  opposed to a 60ft 
Standard, it does not need guying.  It's  rating for  tubular aerials is 
3.1 
square feet at 120MPH , whereas  the standard 60ft mast  MUST be guyed 
above 
100mph even with no  headload.   (Obviously it only  stays up with no guys 
if it  
has the  proper specification base   HI ).
73
Derek  G3RAU
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