[TowerTalk] re: Elevated guy posts

[Keith Dutson]

I think this pipe is fairly common in the oil and gas distribution business
(short haul).  I drew up the design on a piece of paper and gave it to the
welder.  He used 1/4 inch steel plate for the guy attachment plate.  There
are a few photos here:

http://www.dutson.net/transfer/hamradio/TowerGuys/

Keith NM5G

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re: Elevated guy posts

Thanks for looking. That is a pretty thick wall on a pipe.  I wonder is that
what they call Schedule 40 or is it yet something bigger?
Do you have a guy plate attached to this and then multiple guy wires?

thanks

terry

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From: "Keith Dutson" <kjdutson at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] re: Elevated guy posts


> Just went outside and measured one of my pipes.  It is 4 1/2 inch OD, 1/4
> inch wall.  It is galvanized and filled with concrete.  These were
installed
> in 1999.  There are 4 guys installed.  They have held in 70 mph sustained
> winds.
>
> Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
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> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re: Elevated guy posts
>
> Gary,
>
> 4" steels pipes?  How thick were the walls and have you had any wind to
see
> how they held up?
>
> thanks terry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Zaimes AA1K" <jz73 at verizon.net>
> To: <garyejones at cmaaccess.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:04 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] re: Elevated guy posts
>
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > There is lots of info in the Towertalk archives on elevated guy posts.
> >
> > I started using these at my Bear, Del., QTH around 1981. Those were
4-inch
> steel pipes filled with concrete, with about 5 feet in a block of concrete
> in the ground and 5 above.
> >
> > Now I use mostly I beam elevated guy posts. Generally 10 feet long, with
5
> or 6 feet in a hole that is 12" diameter and filled with concrete. There's
a
> photo of two of them on my Web site, www.aa1k.us, under "Towers". I'll try
> to get a couple more up in the next few days.
> >
> > 73/Jon AA1K
> >
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