I just went and took a quick look at the tower. The assembly is not resting
on a horizontal step of the Z-truss. I don't know how we missed that. It
sure makes sense.
So....does it need to be fixed? That's the BIG question here.
73,
Jon
NA9D
on 9/18/02 6:34 AM, Jerry Kincade at w5kp@swbell.net wrote:
> The "standard" Rohn guy bracket at the midpoint of my R45 does nestle down
> against the z-braces so it cannot slip, but the device that the guy wire
> attaches to resembles a single giant chain link, and are only about 4" long
> or so. They are not "flat steel pieces about a foot long" as described. Mine
> is an actual guy bracket, not a torque arm assembly. I understand torque
> arms were not available for several years because of their questionable
> benefit, but have been reintroduced by Rohn in response to popular ham
> demand, so the confusion might just be in terminology. Sounds like he has an
> early version of R25 Torque Arms instead of a guy bracket. In any case, I
> certainly agree it would make sense that it fit down against the cross
> braces in such a manner as to prevent slipping down, no matter what.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
Life Member: ARRL, NRA
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