[TowerTalk] Rohn 25 House Bracketing

[Stan Griffiths]

Hi Jim,

Yes, I have seen the EB2525G installed before and the steel material is as
strong as any of the house brackets.  If there is a weak point, it is in
what you attach it to on the house.  To make it strong enough, you might
have to put in a few extra braces in the eaves.

Stan  w7ni@teleport.com

Jim Idelson wrote:

> Stan,
>
> Thanks for responding. I looked at the photo of the EB2525G, and my
> first reaction that it might not provide enough rigid strength for the
> application. It looks like it might fit, but do you have any experience
> with that hardware?
>
> 73,
>
> >
>
> > Jim Idelson wrote:
> > >
> > > I can't be the first to have asked this question . . .
> > >
> > > I will be placing 80 feet of Rohn 25 next to the house. The lowest
> guy point will be replaced with a house bracket. Two sets of guys will
> be placed above [at 50' and 75']. Here's the hitch - the guy anchor
> points require that the tower be oriented so that a SIDE of the tower
> is PERPENDICULAR to the side of the house. As far as I can tell,
> standard house brackets from Rohn are designed to attach to two legs of
> the tower that are the same distance from the side of the house -
> meaning that a SIDE o
> > >
> > > Can the Rohn Universal House Brackets be used to handle this tower
> orientation? Or, what other approaches should be considered?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help . . .
> > >
> > > Jim K1IR
> .>
>
> Hi JIm,
>
> I would consider using the Rohn EB2525G Universal Eave Bracket.  It is
> actually two brackets that each hold one tower leg and they can be
> positioned separately.
>
> Stan  w7ni@teleport.com
>
>  <
>
> Jim
>
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