[TowerTalk] Installing 65G tower

[john at kk9a.com]

Rohn recommended a pier pin for my installation and it works great, however 
the tower obviously will not free stand.  Why are you against putting part 
of a section in concrete?  It's a lot simpler and safer than building some 
outriggers to hold up the 1400 pound tower.

John KK9A



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Subject: [TowerTalk] Installing 65G tower
From: " KZ4USA" <videorov at verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:19:14 -0500
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I have some 65G tower 10 ft sections and 20ft sections 140ft of each. I 
don't
want to place a section in the ground then cement it in. Has anyone used out
rigger
arms at the base to give the tower the same support if I had placed it in 
the
ground. Im thinking of placing the first section on a cement pad not sure 
how
big and
then have 3 out rigger arms. One on each leg going out to a cement pad not 
sure
how big it should be.
Looking for a way for the tower going to 80ft to stand on its own while I 
lift
antenna up a antenna Hazer system homebrew. I would need to disconnect the 
one
set of guys I will have on it at the top till I get the antenna to the top
passed them.
Any ideas and pictures of systems people have used would be nice to see.

Jack
KZ4USA
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