If I have a Rohn 45G tower of a given height, let's say 90', guyed per the Rohn book, and rotating from the base, hosting several side-mounted yagis for 10m (3), 15m (2), and 20m (1), and I want to a
John, If you have utility easements that you plan to place your guy anchors in, you need to research whether or not it is allowable or safe. 73 es gl, Jim W5QM ________________________________ _____
John: The extra ten foot section of 45 will be MUCH stronger than any mast you can put up there......I don't have the Dave Leeson book handy as I write this, but memory tells me the 45 section will b
The 80 percent guy anchor radius is just a guideline, it can be less if properly engineered. The bigger problem may be with the rotating rings. I believe that most rotating tower component manufactur
What I'm doing on my rotating tower (R45) is to have a mast at the top that has its own rotator. Green Heron controllers on that top rotator and on the prop-pitch that turns the tower are networked (
The tower section is more rigid and but a linearly loaded 2L 40 is not a lot of wind load. That immediately raises the thought of "set back" rules. If you only have a lot that allows the guys to be o
I went with an extra 10-foot section. There are lots of advantages to that, including not needing a heavy-duty mast if you set the top antenna just above the top plate. In fact, since you don't have
I forgot to mention one of the more obvious advantage to using a 10' tower section instead of a mast: you can climb it with far less "pucker factor"! Seriously, it's not a lot of fun to climb a mast