Your fiberglass inserts were amazingly strong to hold up 60' of freestanding
Rohn 25g! I would not try that using a standard base. Are there different
strengths of fiberglass material?
John KK9A
To: "w2ttt@att.net" <w2ttt@att.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: tower insulators
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 23:46:42 -0500
Gordon,
No, sorry for misunderstanding.
Here is what I said regarding the 3/8 rod...
"After seeing the towers bend in about a. 60 mph wind, I used 3/8 fiberglass
rod to guy them to small, homemade anchors - rod welded to a short piece of
angle. Each anchor is in about a bag of Quickcrete."
The towers were previously unguyed. I believe the inside diameter of Rohn
25G
legs are around 1.125 and that is the diameter of the rods that insulate one
section from the other. - of course with holes drilled to accept the normal
sized bolts. Then I also have a fiberglass plate that spans the joint,
attached above and below the splice with galvanized U bolts.
What K8LX understood is correct, and yes, the fiberglass rod I used is very
strong stuff. I got it from a company that makes those long rods with
galvanized fittings on either end for the utility companies - the ones that
are
rated for about 20,000 pounds in a straight pull. The fiberglass rod was
1-1/4" diameter and I had it turned down on each end of maybe 12 inch long
pieces
The towers are guyed at about the 25 foot level with the 1.125" rod in the
legs
and the 3/8 fiberglass rod for guy wires and the fiberglass plates that span
the joints. I am not a bit worried about the 35 feet above the guys, given
that the towers survived some big winds over about 8 years with no guy wires
at
all.
I looked, and there is a photo under low band antennas at k5go.com
73...Stan, K5GO
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