[TowerTalk] new member with tower question

[Patrick J. Jankowiak]

That is something along the lines.. Thanks! I will talk to the engineer 
about this kind of thing.

Patrick

Joe - WDØM wrote:
> I faced a similar problem - bedrock is just 6 inches under the soil on 
> my 5 acres.  The subsurface rock is sandstone.  I put up a 55 foot UST 
> TX-455 tower by placing about 4 feet of concrete on TOP of the bedrock, 
> anchored by 25 rods cemented into the bedrock.  It's withstood 90 mph 
> gusts, and works fine.  It's been there for almost 5 years.
>
> Your conditions may be far different, but there still could be a 
> solution, as others have suggested.  You can see how I did it at:
>
> http://www.wd0m.com/
>
> Click on Ham Radio, then Tower Project.
>
> Good luck - hope to hear you on the air.
>
> 73
>
>   

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