Is it important that the guy anchors are out at the same distance?. For
instance on a 100 foot tower. 45G Rohn says 80% which is 80 feet. If one
guy anchor point is at 108 feet, one is at 97 feet and another is at 95
feet, is that OK?
Mark N1UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Westacott" <ve6pr@canada.com>
To: "Tommy Alderman" <aldermant@windstream.net>; "'Tower and HF antenna
construction topics.'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, 26 April, 2010 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digging holes for anchor rods
> Tom:
>
>
>
> I am not a professor of anything..I build big commercial towers for a
> living...and the odd Ham job on the side..
>
> What we are talking about here is guy radius...distance from the tower
> base to the guy anchor point...
> The manufacturer's prints are normally done for flat gound...
>
>
>
> General rule of thumb for uneven round....
>
> a. for every foot anchor is above tower base move anchor back/away from
> tower a foot
> b. for every foot anchor point below tower base move anchor in a foot....
>
>
>
>
> Maybe the professor is from Giligans Island?
>
>
> Doug
> VE6PR
>
>>------- Original Message Follows -------
>>From: "Tommy Alderman" <aldermant@windstream.net>
>>To: "'Tower and HF antenna construction
>>topics.'"<towertalk@contesting.com>
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digging holes for anchor rods
>>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:28:26 -0400
>>
>>Thanks Michael!
>>
>>I'm not sure if you have unlevel ground, how you would make the top of all
>>three holes level. But no problem as I have two respected references and I
>>am not going to bother with getting the bottom of the anchor holes the
>>same
>>level.
>>
>>Thanks to all,
>>
>>Tom - W4BQF
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Michael Goins
>>Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:22 PM
>>To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digging holes for anchor rods
>>
>>No. Make sure the TOP is level and all will be fine.
>>
>>Michael Goins, k5wmg
>>Professor, Writing
>>University of Texas at San Antonio
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Tommy Alderman
>><aldermant@windstream.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> It has been posed to me by a local commercial construction supervisor,
>>that
>>> I use a laser leveler to make sure the bottom of the anchor rod holes
>>> are
>>at
>>> the same level. While I have great faith of this persons word (based on
>>the
>>> experience he has on the job.), I have never heard of any ham going to
>>these
>>> lengths. My tower site ground does not change drastically, possibly a
>>> foot
>>> difference from the other two holes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In you tower builders opinion, do you think this is a necessary step?
>>> Did
>>> you do it when installing your own tower?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks for any input.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom - W4BQF
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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