A ham here in the Houston area had 50 feet of Rohn 45 freestanding for years
with a small tribander on top. It never failed even in high winds. I would
not trust 80 feet even without antennas, but you could probably get by with
a single set of guys at 40 feet.
Keith NM5G
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Deasey
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:30 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] rohn 55g freestanding
I was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is a good idea.
A Rohn 55G at 80' freestanding first section in 6'6'4(deep) concrete pad.
The owner of the property does not want any guy wires.
We are in a 90mph area, and I would suspect 1/2" ice.
The use of this tower would be for small antennas (vhf).
Thanks
Geoffrey
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