[Boatanchors] TOWER ERECTION

[Bry Carling]

If you are using guy wires you do not need a multi cubic foot concrete base for your tower. However if you are using a freestanding tower with no guy wires it needs a very large base.

It is very easy to consult the manufacturers specifications and find out exactly what you need for the part of the country that you live in to survive the rated wind storms etc. Look up TI – 222 for the specifications.

Best regards - Brian Carling
 AF4K Crystal Co.
http://af4k.com

Tel: 321-262-5471




> On Jul 1, 2015, at 1:19 PM, RAY FRIESS <rayfrijr at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> A while ago I was looking through some old QST, 73, and CQ mags. I was looking for tower tips and came across an article by a ham who stood his 30 footer on the ground against his house. He simply sat the tower on a thick sturdy wooden plank on the ground and then bracketed and guyed it to the house.  He had a tribander on it.
> 
>> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 16:59:28 +0000
>> To: W4AWM at aol.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] TOWER ERECTION
>> From: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
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>> Burying a portion of a section in concrete has been the "norm" for decades!  However, special attention does have to be made such as having at least 6-inches of gravel at the bottom of the hole for drainage, the shape of the hole which needs to be "flared" outward at the bottom, and so forth.
>> Now, just burying a section in the soil is a definite "no no"! Glen, K9STH
>> 
>> Website: http://k9sth.net
>>      From: John via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:33 PM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] TOWER ERECTION
>> 
>> 
>> Check your local codes before starting the project.  They may have  
>> specific requirements for bases depending on height, guying, type of soil, etc.  
>> Better safe than sorry.  
>> 
>> Burying a tower section for use as a base is not a good idea.  Eventually 
>> corrosion and chemicals will take their toll.
>> 
>> 
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