I would advise against doing that. If you follow the Rohn recommendations,
water will drain out the bottom of each leg into the gravel placed in the
bottom of the base.
73, Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of BRENT BAUM
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:21 AM
To: wa9wsj@yahoo.com; jimjohnson@alaweb.com; TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Plugging the top of Rohn 25
Drilling a small weep hole at the base of each leg should let the
condensation drain away without compromising the integrity of the tower.
K7MEI, Brent
>From: Tom WA9WSJ <wa9wsj@yahoo.com>
>To: KC4HW <jimjohnson@alaweb.com>, TOWERTALK@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Plugging the top of Rohn 25
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 07:09:49 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hi Jim,
>
>Once you plug the holes you mention, another concern
>is internal condensation build-up. Hopefully the
>section in the ground has been set in a gravel base
>for drainage. If not, there is a risk of the lower
>section leg(s) splitting from freezing.
>In this case, maybe one of the net members here has a
>slick method of preventing this.
>
>Tom
>
>
>
>--- KC4HW <jimjohnson@alaweb.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a 70' rohn 25 with a regular section for the
> > top section. What is
> > being used to plug the holes to prevent rain water
> > from accummulating in
> > the tower legs?
> >
> >
> > Jim/KC4HW
> > http://www.AlabamaContestGroup.org
> > http://www.AlabamaQSOParty.org (June 2nd and 3rd,
> > 2007)
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