On 3/28/2011 10:02 PM, Tom Anderson wrote:
> If you have a concrete place near you, renting a "u-cart" or whatever they
> may be called at your QTH is better than mixing it yourself. When I put in
> the base for a Rohn 25 tower I made it bigger and deepart and the specs
> called for and gave the u-car (concrete p[lant folks) what strength I anted
> and they had it ready for me. It was about 2 years, but they had different
> size carts. I towed mine behind my Suburban.
For up to a 50 or 60' 25 G I just use dirt and a dirt base. It's a
guyed tower and all the base does it keep it from sinking or sliding
sideways.
NOTE: not all soil is suitable for a "ground base"
73
Roger (K8RI)
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