I have been on this reflector for several months. Aside from the occasional sidetrack, it is pretty darn knowledgeable. Having said that...I was wondering if anyone has had experience with using I-be
Both W0SD and W7XU use I-beams for guy anchors. Not sure how deep they are set but you could email Arliss and ask. 73, Joe W0DB --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tow
I use four 10 foot 4.5 inch OD 1/4 inch wall steel pipe for a 62 foot Rohn 25 Fold Over tower with a 2 element quad. The vertical anchors are buried in the ground 5 1/2 feet with a 16 inch diameter h
I have seen both ham and commercial installations using this concept except that they all have used H beams due to the added strength in compression. A very well populated 150' Rohn 45 commercial tow
I've seen a rail from a railroad used, sunk in the ground about 5 feet and sticking out about 8 or 9 feet with a hole torched in it for the equalizer plate to bolt to. I'd bet you could even go longe
Interesting idea... It's not so much the failure or bending of the beam you've got to worry about, it's the ripping the footing out of the ground. Embedding the beam in concrete 3 or 4 feet is probab
If I remember correctly there was an excellent article in CQ or QST on this topic about four or five years ago. Lots of data and suggestions were provided. My guess was it was in CQ. Bill K4XS ______
I use 16 feet of 6", 1/4 inch wall steel pipe braced with heavy I-Beam and channel. The pipe goes all the way through about 2.4 yards of rerodded concrete and has cross pieces of rerod welded across
What angle are the pipes on ? 45 deg away from the the tower ? Thanks - Jim http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk == - Jim Apple (WB1DOG) __________________________________ Do you Ya