[TowerTalk] 20 foot tower installation help

[Russell Hill]

You might want to use J-bolts, and make sure you use a structural steel cage 
inside the concrete base, perhaps.  And do ground it well.  Lots of 
discussion on the reflector.

GL, Rusty, na5tr


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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 11:29 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 20 foot tower installation help


>
> Hey everyone. I'm getting ready to put up a 20 foot Rohn 25 tower. I was
> planning on pouring a 20"x20"x42" concrete base. I will be anchoring a 
> Rohn base
> plate to the concrete with four 36 inch 3/4" galvanized all thread anchors
> set  in the concrete. The tower will be free standing. The only antenna 
> that
> will be  put on this tower is a 25 foot GAP Titan verticle antenna. The 
> antenna
> itself  will be guyed. I don't have a lot of room for any larger tower. My 
> lot
> is  60'x120'. I live in Galloway, Ohio and the soil here is pretty hard. 
> In
> everyones opinion, will this base be fine for what I want to do?
>
> Thanks
> Paul
> kc8ddq at aol.com
>
>
>
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