[TowerTalk] tower base concrete or not

[Tower (K8RI)]

Thanks,

I made the mistake of loaning my most recent catalog and only have the 
remnants of an old one.  Now if I could only remember to who I loaned it.
I knew the loading wasn't much.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>
> In a message dated 9/8/04 5:02:23 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
> tower at rogerhalstead.com writes:
>
> I  believe the 45G is only rated for 40 or 50 feet self supporting with a
> small tribander.
>
>
>
> Even in the smallest tribander would not be safe at 40-50 feet on
> freestanding Rohn 45 at the 90 MPH rating.  Even at 80 MPH rating no 
> tribander could be
> used.  It is only at the relatively useless rating of 70  MPH that a SMALL
> tribander could be used at 40 feet (5.1 sq ft).  It could  not safely be 
> used at
> 50 feet.
>
> All the above is from the Rohn catalogue (2001).
>
> Bill  K4XS
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