OK you're correct. My catalog says the following:
The Rohn 65G is designed to provide excellent rigidity and strength in
application up to 500 feet when guyed and up to 80 feet when self
supporting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <john@kk9a.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
If Rohn 65G is not designed for freestanding, why do they publish unguyed
rating?
----- Original Message -----
From: <john@kk9a.com>
To: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>; <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
> Well I guess the term shaky is my opinion based on experience with this
> tower. As K4XS said we all have our own pucker factor and climbing it
> with
> no wind is probably safe. My point was that this tower was designed to
> be
> guyed and that Rohn and others make freestanding towers that are better
> suited for your application. FWIW, your county's wind speed is 105 MPH.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <john@kk9a.com>; <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
>
>
> John, in all due respect, if you think that an unguyed 60 foot tower made
> from Rohn 65G is not very strong and shaky, I'd like to have what your
> drinking. Rohn claims that you can use 65 up to 60 feet with 70mph winds
> with ±5 sqft of surface area, if you have the proper foundation. I would
> think that Rohn 65 is stronger than a LM470 in 70mph wind with equal
> loads.
> I have a homebrewed Hygain Hytower made with Rohn 25 and I climb up to
> the
> 27' level frequently without any guys. Sure, you don't want to go up
> there
> and yank back and forth but it is perfectly safe.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <john@kk9a.com>
> To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
> Cc: <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:47 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
>
>
>> If you want a 60' self supporting tower, you should buy one and not use
>> Rohn
>> 65G. A 60' unguyed Rohn 65G is not very strong and it's somewhat shaky
>> to
>> climb Having to attach guy wires every time there's a hurricane threat is
>> just a pain. If you want to use Rohn 65G, you could probably just put a
>> pier pin in your concrete slab and install one set of guys near the top
>> and
>> you'd have a very strong tower that you would not have to worry about
>> every
>> time the wind blows.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> To: "Talk Tower"
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower foundations
>> From: "Bob Maser"
>> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:04:18 -0500
>> List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
>>
>> I have a 3x3x3 foot concrete foundation in my front lawn that I have been
>> using for my HyGain HyTower antenna. MY plan is to remove the HyGain and
>> enlarge the foundation to 6x6x4. I have heard that it is possible to
>> hammer
>> drill holes in concrete, pour in a 2 part epoxy, and insert threaded rods
>> and this will be strong enough to be used for attaching a tower. I want
>> to
>> put up 60 feet of Rohn 65 and have it be self supporting unless a
>> hurricane
>> comes through the area, in which case I would put temporary guys on the
>> tower. Does anyone have experience with this epoxy method and can give
>> me
>> some direction on doing this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob W6TR
>>
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