[TowerTalk] Towers on Rock Ledge

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/18/03 11:02:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, aa6e at arrl.net 
writes:

> I was wondering about guy anchors, too.  Do you put in a bolt oriented 
toward 
>  the guy run, or at 90 degrees, or ??

    The rod should always point at the tower. The Rohn drawings have the 
specs; i.e. 42.8 degrees for a 100 foot tower @ 80% guying distance, etc. 
>  
>  And then it's not clear what kind of grounding is appropriate, short of 
> laying a big grid.

    Grounding is slightly problematic. You can put the ground rods 
horizontally to help. Also use copper strap as it has more contact area for the earth 
ground. You're still trying to get all the potentials to rise and fall at the 
same rate.

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH