Are you guys sure about this?
> But, the more horizontal you make the guy, the less the downward force the
> guys place on the tower. This reduction in compression force is good and
> could perhaps be traded off for an increase in antenna weight (assuming
> the same antenna wind area). In the limit where the guys are horizontal,
> there is zero downward force on the tower (assuming the guys don't weigh
> anything. I read somewhere where guys are tensioned at many thousands of
> PSI.
So from what you fellows have all concluded, I can feel safe
installing a two foot base tapered tower 100 feet tall because the
only tension will be the same force as the side load minus the
weight? And I suppose the only compression will be the side load
plus the weight?
Changing the guy angle greatly affects tower loading and guyline
tension. The system becomes closer and closer to a cantilever as
the guyline is moved in, and the tension and compression is
multiplied by the large ratio of height to effective base width.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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