Hi. For various reasons, I'm interested in hearing what others have done for towers when they know (or have reason to believe) they will only be at a particular QTH for a short period of time. Not as
I have heard of folks using the flat plate base and driving pipes/rods in the ground to fit the holes in the base, first placing a heavy piece of metal down with the same bolt pattern (to keep the to
anyway, listening... If it was me I'd put up the aforementioned 30-40 feet of housebracketed Rohn whatever-you're-going-to-put-up-anyway - i.e. 45G, 55G, etc. Pour the concrete base below grade so th
Fabricate a base plate that can be pegged to the ground,onto which, weld hinges and a plate with short legs to accept a tower section. Carolina CW Ops did this for Field Day, putting up three towers,
Hi Kelly, This will NOT pass the K7LXC prime directive but has worked for me for 25 years. My ground is primarily clay with limestone down about 3 ft. I simply dig a 30 to 36 inch hole, starting with
We've just done what you're asking about. We use a Universal aluminum tower, 50' high. Got a flat roof mount, which is 2 pieces of channel iron welded in a "T" shape. The base section of the tower bo
This is NOT a recommendation, but just something to show you that it doesn't take much to 'get by' for quite awhile. This one won't pass the LXC scrutiny either, but has worked for over 9 years in th
K1VR: I have a friend who is fond of HDBX-48 in such situations. This is a 48' free standing (no guy wire) tower which may be erected with extending arms at the base using screw-in anchors such as th
Author: Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net (Dick Green)
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 01:11:55 -0400
Kelly, If you really want something temporary, you should consider a crank-up military surplus portable tower like the AB-577/GRC. They are available from Ontario Surplus in Ontario, NY. Check out th
The military surplus AB-577 masts might be an excellent choice. Also, a short Rohn 25 or 45 might do the job, especially if you can use screw-in anchors, and maybe some sort of pin or pipe in the ear