[TowerTalk] Drive-in Rohn Base for 25G

[D. Scott MacKenzie]

Thanks Dave:

I was looking at attacing it FIRMLY to the framing.  I was also going to
re-enforce the header boards where I was going to attach the house brackets.
Then I need to find a decent rotor...

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of NØATH
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drive-in Rohn Base for 25G


 Scott - You will probably get several replies on this one - In my opinion
you shouldn't have any
problem doing this if your mounting bolts are into some real wood framing
and not just into a thin
facer board - I had a similar setup years ago except I was higher above the
brackets than you are
contemplating and I had considerable more weight ( 151 pounds ) sitting on
the mast pipe.
The only problem I had was broken rotors and elongation in the bolt holes in
the tower legs.
( Above the brackets) The tower was as solid as an anvil in cement.

Dave / NØATH


----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Scott MacKenzie" <kb0fhp at comcast.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:29 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Drive-in Rohn Base for 25G


I plan to put up a small and meager 25G tower, and bracket it the second
floor and to the first floor.  Total tower height will not exceed 35 feet
(10' above second floor bracket).  Antennas will be Hy-Gain TH3Mk4, possibly
a CC 5el 6M beam, and a 2M M2 2M9SSB....but I a being optimistic...

My question - Can I use the Rohn drive-in base plate for the tower?  If so,
to what antennas am I limited - if just VHF, that would be OK....

Thanks in Advance

Scott, aka KBØFHP

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