Hi Jon,
When I layed out my tower, which is also on uneven terrain, I rented a
transit level from the rental department of the local Home Depot. Both the
horizontal and vertical axis of the transit are marked in degrees, so
achieving the 120 degree separation on the horizontal axis was a snap. To
determine the distance from the tower, to take into account the terrain,
required some trigonometry, but it worked out great. I can provide you with
more info about how exactly I performed the calculations, if you would like.
I set-up an Excel spreadsheet to assist in finding the right spacing to
achieve the same angle for the top guy wires with respect to the tower for
the three anchors.
73,
Ron AD7L
Hillsboro, OR
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From: <jonklinkhamer@comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:27 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing
> Good Day,
>
> I'm recently a new member to the group and enjoy reading the
correspondence. I'm in the process of erecting a 60' Rohn 25G tower in my
back yard. I'm following the Rohn installation accordingly and wondering if
there is a inexpensive way of placing the Guy anchors so that I acheive 120
degrees seperation. On paper I believe I can work out the math but
realisticly my terrain is very uneven not to mention its in the middle of
the woods. Does anyone have a scheme where I can fairly get close to the
spec. Thanks in advance for all help.
>
> Jon, KB1DC
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