Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-24 Thread Bob Moldashel
Guy wire is not that expensive. Do the math, add 10%, cut and go. Throw out the scrap. On Mar 24, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Roger Howard wrote: > Right, or how much you gain by using big grips, turnbuckles, guy wire > brackets and guy posts. It just gets you in the ballpark basically. > > > On

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-24 Thread Roger Howard
Right, or how much you gain by using big grips, turnbuckles, guy wire brackets and guy posts. It just gets you in the ballpark basically. On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Sam Tetherow wrote: > Of course that doesn't take into consideration how much slack you need > prior to tensioning the guy

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-21 Thread Sam Tetherow
Of course that doesn't take into consideration how much slack you need prior to tensioning the guy wires. On 03/17/2014 09:44 PM, Roger Howard wrote: Assuming the tower is vertical and the ground is flat, they are two sides of a triangle and the guy wire is the hypotenuse. So the calculation y

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-17 Thread Roger Howard
Assuming the tower is vertical and the ground is flat, they are two sides of a triangle and the guy wire is the hypotenuse. So the calculation you are looking for is the pythagoras theorem. A squared, plus B squared = C squared. Here's an explanation... http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-Length-of-t

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread Eagle One Wireless
ss > Date:03/16/2014 5:05 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator > > Thanks chuck > That wil work perfect > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: >> >> If you ha

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
or build something bigger than a Rohn 25. ;-) - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "lakeland" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 6:07:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread lakeland
Smartphone Original message From: Eagle One Wireless Date:03/16/2014 5:05 PM (GMT-05:00) To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator Thanks chuck That wil work perfect Sent from my iPhone On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: If you

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread Eagle One Wireless
Thanks chuck That wil work perfect Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: > > If you haven't bought the tower already, it's just as easy to buy a kit. The > kit also has the lengths as well...so you can review that. Also, there's a > document on the Rohn site

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread RanchBoss
One consideration is the amount of wind load expected and the basic wind speed you want to handle the load in. The Rohn catalog should have specs available for the choices. Sent from my Ranch Phone On Mar 16, 2014, at 3:39 PM, "Eagle One Wireless" wrote: > We are putting up a 120 ft rohn 25

Re: [WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread Chuck Hogg
If you haven't bought the tower already, it's just as easy to buy a kit. The kit also has the lengths as well...so you can review that. Also, there's a document on the Rohn site that has it as well under the Rohn25 specs. Regards, Chuck On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Eagle One Wireless wrot

[WISPA] Guy Wire Calculator

2014-03-16 Thread Eagle One Wireless
We are putting up a 120 ft rohn 25 tower. First tower we have actually put up in a few years. Anyone have a calculator to help me figure up how much guy wire to order? And maybe how many sets i need? Thanks, Kevin Melson Eagle One Wireless 1505 Hwy 72 E Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-1722