[TowerTalk] Insulating tower base?

[Don Havlicek]

David,
Yes.  You can use similar materials, but in 'flat bar' form.
Fiberglass, UMHW, Nylon, Teflon, can all be safely used, but be sure to 
leave a minimal spacing between the tower and the base so the stress 
forces are not across a large section of the insulator.
I use solid fiberglass to insulate my 60' aluminum tower from its base 
and it has worked well for the past 14 years !
Planning on doing exactly what you are inquiring about with a HDBX tower 
sometime in the next few months [after the snow melts!] using teflon 
stock that I recently acquired.
Don
N8DE


David Jones wrote:
> I'm familiar with the insulators for round tube tower legs.  Has anyone any
> experience with insulating a "stamped" base (ala Rohn BX, Trylon)?  Can it
> safely be done?
> The purpose would be to end up with self-supporting low band vertical.
> 
> David
> ve3stt at rac.ca
> 
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