I have installed a Tristao crank-up, tilt over tubular tower. This tower
is
similar in appearance to the U.S. Tower MA-40. The tower is forty feet
and
is mounted on a rotator base. The base is a section that is buried
in the ground . The base relies on four fins that extend the length of
the
base into the ground to anchor the tower. The base is not in concrete
but
in packed sand. I am installing a Force 12 C3S on the tower. Is this
tower
safe to support the antenna? Should I pour a concrete base and guy the
tower? I will keep the tower cranked down to the 20 foot level except in
operation . I am located within two miles of the Gulf of Mexico in
hurricane prone panhandle Florida.
73, Bob W4BH
_____________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com
Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
|