[TowerTalk] Which tower base?

[Jim Rhodes]

A pier pin base would work with any guyed tower. And having the guys 
further out for a shorter tower sure can't hurt anything but the pocketbook.
At 08:52 PM 10/15/2000 -0700, you wrote:

>I am planning, at some point later next year, to install a tower at my new
>vacation QTH.  This winter, there is going to be a construction crew on site
>with a backhoe and a concrete pumper.  So it seems like it would be a good
>idea to put in a tower base while they are there...
>
>I think that I will probably put in Rohn 55G, with 45G a backup possibility.
>I realize that most folks bury a short section in the concrete, but if I do
>that I will be bound to one type of tower, right?  I'd rather not decide
>yet.  Is there a base that I can put in that will support either tower type?
>I'm not worried about the amount of concrete, rebar, etc.  I can overkill
>that easily enough.  I am more worried about the metal part of the base -
>does Rohn make something that mounts on a set of J bolts the way most
>crank-ups do, or some other base mounting system that would allow me to put
>in a bolt or two or three and decide on my tower type later?
>
>Also, since I don't plan to put in more than 150' of tower, I am thinking
>about pouring guy anchors 120' feet away from the base.  If I later decide
>to put in a shorter tower (say 90'), is having the guy anchors at 120' going
>to be a problem (other than the extra cost of the EHS, which I can deal
>with)?
>
>Thanks much as usual,
>
>             ***dan, K6IF (ex. N6BZA)
>
>
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Jim Rhodes K0XU
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