I have a similar situation which I am presently addressing. I have
opted for the Create 15 foot tower, model CR45.. It has a one meter
wide base which makes for better stability . I am primarily worried
about the TORQUE that will be generated by my KT34-XA, however. My
finger has slipped off the rotator brake lever more than once, plus the
KT34 also swings about 10 to 15 degrees from side to side when the
wind is blowing putting additional stress on the roof. I discarded the
idea of using 25G because of its small footprint.
I also have a concern about how well my KT34 will work since it
will only be 15 feet above my house (a total of 40 feet above ground)
where before it was at 50 feet on a separate tower. As a matter of
fact, I was going to address this esteemed group with that very
question anyway.
Your comments would be appreciated.
Bill-WX8S
wbh3@chrysler.com
owner-towertalk @ contesting.com
10/30/97 06:02 PM
To: towertalk @ contesting.com @ SMTP
cc: Jeff_Schmidt @ aprdlgtr.sps.mot.com @ SMTP
Subject: [TowerTalk] Roof-peak mounting of Rohn 25G?
A friend, Jeff, N5MNW, who is not a Towertalk subscriber (but may be
soon) has need of some info on roof-mounting a 20' Rohn 25G tower,
topped with a KT34A. He is having his roof re-done and can have the
carpenter add bracing as needed. His current plans are to have a
"saddle" attached to the peak, to mount a standard Rohn base plate.
With such a short tower and guywires, I expect this might be fine,
though I did inform him about the Rohn roof-mounts for flat and peaked
roofs from the catalog. I pointed him to the towertalk archives, since
there were some threads on mounting and bracing for "roof-towers" (three
or four-legged Hazer or Create-type "towers"), and his tower is so small
I thought these posts might be appropriate. If anyone has any other
advice for Jeff on mounting and/or bracing requirements, please e-mail
him direct at:
Jeff_Schmidt@aprdlgtr.sps.mot.com
Thanks again and 73
Dave WD5N
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