Greetings all, newcomer here. Never having done this before, Im seeking input, ideas and suggestions. I purchased five - 10 ft sections of Rohn 45G, actually eight. From Rohns plans for a self-suppor
Hi Jim, Congratulations on your new tower! A few comments and suggestions... I have 2 Rohn 45 G towers one at 100 guyed at 30, 60 and 90, and big tower of 130 guyed at 40, 80, and 120 with star guys
One other thing... Rohn 45 G is NOT self-supporting. I assumed that you knew that by asking about potential guying points even though the subject line of your post said Guying a self-supporting tower
Agghhh.... My apologies to the reflector. I had a brain-freeze on the Rohn 45G. It most definitely IS self-supporting. I remembered the the G incorrectly and I have Rohn 45 towers not Rohn 45 G. Igno
It is only self supporting to 45' with a limited windload and obviously the base has to be designed for this - no pier pin. I am not aware of any Rohn 45 (no G) tower. John KK9A Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrot
You should follow the Rohn catalog regarding guy points on the tower. I have an 80' Rohn 55G with two guy points, the top is a star guy, however Rohn 45G is weaker. I am not a tower engineer but here
I have Rohn catalogs going back to 1971 and I do not see any without the G. G means galvanized. I have a new 70 foot 45G tower with pier pin and plan on having a T-10 Tennedyne at the top and 2 el Cu
Memory-wise Im not having a good morning.... Thanks to all who gently pointed out that I DO have Rohn 45G (as I initially thought) but then I got confused as to the fact that it IS considered free st