[TowerTalk] New foundation or old?

[Tom Osborne]

Hi  Bob

I was thinking the exact same thing :-)  I'd rather ADD a tower than REPLACE 
a tower with another one.

'Course,there may be extenuating circumstances that rules out 2 towers, 
therefore bigger is definately better!!  73
Tom W7WHY



> Two towers are better than one...........
>
> Greg - AB7R wrote:
>> Looks like I may be getting a Skyneedle TMHD370.  Its no taller than my 
>> current HG70HD, but I certainly can put
>> more antenna on the Skyneedle.
>>
>> I really over did the concrete when doing the Hygain tower.  The hole was 
>> about 7x5x5.  This is more than
>> enough for the Skyneedle.  What I am considering is drilling down into 
>> the concrete about 2ft and inserting
>> threaded 1 1/2" rod and industrial epoxy to secure them.  Then with a 
>> crane, lift the tower and set it on the
>> bolts and secure them down.
>>
>> The alternative is a new hole, buy the base from Tash towers (no price 
>> yet -- waiting) and install as per the
>> manual with the hinge mechanism and plate that comes attached to the 
>> rebar cage.
>>
>> Tnx!