[TowerTalk] Concrete anchors

[Bryan]

John

Can I get the specs on your I-Beams(length,size, ground depth, hole size,
straight or angled).

Also happy to hear you made it through the hurricane ok!

Bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kk9a at arrl.net>
To: "Bryan" <bryanponder at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:44 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Concrete anchors


> Bryan
>
> I have a 70' tower in Aruba (see attachment).  The lot is only 80' wide and
> there's a Jacuzzi in the middle of the back yard, so the tower could not be
> located in the ideal location.  I used I-Beams for the two anchors on the
> left to clear the house roof.  These two anchors are only 35' away from the
> tower base.  The tower is Rohn 55G and I'm careful not to overload it.  It
> probably wouldn't survive a hurricane, but Ivan came pretty close and all is
> OK.
>
> 73,
> John  KK9A / P40A
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kk9a at arrl.net>
> To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 01:10
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Concrete anchors
>
>
> Do you really need 120' tower?  If you use the standard 120 degree anchor
> spacing you'll have less than a 53' guy radius, assuming that you can place
> the tower in the ideal location of your lot.  You may be able to build a 90
> or 100' tower with this radius, if you use beefed up guy anchors, guys and
> maybe a stronger tower than Rohn 25G.  I would consult a PE before
> constructing this.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan" <bryanponder at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 20:03
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Concrete anchors
>
>
> The drawing I have for the gac305 anchor shows them angled but doesnt give
> any hints on how to do it.  I know I need the hole to be 3x3x4 but from
> there I'm not sure what I need to do to get the anchor in the right
> position.
>
> I have a yard that measures 180' long by 80' wide. I'm looking to install a
> 120' rohn 25g.  Can I run 4 sets of guys off the tower to make up for not
> having the 120 deg span?
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> Bryan
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