That study is on www.yagistress.com
73, Pete
At 11:12 AM 6/21/2005, StellarCAT wrote:
>My plans are to put up ~134' R45G with the top ~93' being above an RTS
>rotating
>tower rotor with guy rings... antennas will be stacked thus the tower will
>be heavily
>loaded [we are in a 70 MPH zone here in SE AZ].
>
>I read somewhere, I think K7LXC or a link through Champion, a study on guying
>and what makes towers come down... this was several years ago. Guy stretch
>appeared to be a big problem with the tower eventually failing at the base
>due to
>the stretch. A comparison was made between steel and philly with philly
>stretching
>MUCH more - enough that to me it looked silly to consider it.
>
>However - since then has there been new information on the subject? Is
>using philly
>acceptable (I know the anecdotal comments will come with that one)... ? I
>will need
>to break up the guys if steel and this is a great deal of work so philly
>would be better
>from that aspect - but if it is indeed less capable of holding a heavily
>loaded tower
>(antennas along the top 90' length) then the effort on steel is worth it.
>
>Any more data in - scientific analysis to agree with or modify the
>original conclusions
>put forth on this subject?
>
>thanks for your considered opinion.
>
>Gary K9RX
>
>
>
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