Do elevating the guys reduce the distance required from the base to the
posts? Or should they still be 60% of height out?
--scott N9LJX
On 7/30/07, Roger (K8RI) <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> > My guy posts were painted. I surface prepped them with a
> > angle grinder followed by a primer coat of rust-oleum and
> > then two coats of a finish (also rust-oleum). These are
> > 10' 4" pipe set into concrete about 3'. They support a
>
> IIRC mine are 16' of 6" set through about 17,000# of concrete. The base
> has
> two 12 to 16" pieces of rerod welded across the base with two more at riht
> angles. This sets in 6 to 8" of crushed rock under the concrete.
>
> > 59' tilt over tower. The white paint makes them stand out more
> > to help prevent the "ooops there's a post there" incidents.
>
> I don't worry about those big posts, but I have bright yellow hose slipped
> over the lower guys for visibility.
>
> Roger (K8RI - EN73)
> >
> > 73,
> > Jon
> > KD5SFA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >>From: Arthur Trampler <atrampler@mchsi.com>
> >>Sent: Jul 30, 2007 12:43 PM
> >>To: T talk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >>Subject: [TowerTalk] galvanize v. paint
> >>
> >>The good news: the XYL has gotten past her revulsion of guy-wires, even
> on
> >>our small lot with too many trees in the wrong place.
> >>
> >>The bad news: she wants the guy wires elevated so our 14 year-old will
> not
> >>decapitate himself before he begins thinking again in the next two or
> >>three years.
> >>
> >>Tower: simple Glen Martin 50' tower, 18" face, with Hazer. Single guy
> at
> >>top of tower.
> >>
> >>Antenna load: small tri-band yagi, 6.5 square feet.
> >>
> >>Supports: 4" flange x 4" deep steel I-beam, 3' in concrete, 7' above.
> >>
> >>In short, the beams are about $65 each, and galvanizing adds another $60
> >>each, pluse $150 shipping for all three.
> >>
> >>I also have a custom-made, two-piece folding mount for my AV640 vertical
> I
> >>would have galvanized at the same time. That 20' structure weighs
> closer
> >>to 300lbs.
> >>
> >>So galvanizing all these will add about $500 to the project. Have any
> of
> >>you had your items galvanized, or do you think it's a waste of money and
> >>painting is "just" as good.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Art, KC2G
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