[TowerTalk] AB-577 Surface Guy Anchors?

[Robert West]

Would probably be 50 pounds +/- on top.  50' might be enough but we have to
go a bit higher depending on signal.  We're doing LOS with this.  Would the
450 be enough to hold the thing down?  I like the idea though.  Nice and
light, considering an alternative of a bunch of blocks and sand bags.  And
it can be filled on-site and then drained out when finished.  And with that
said, if the 450 isn't enough, I have seen plastic stock tanks that are a
bit bigger that could work as well.  A bit expensive but still an idea.


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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Harold R. Hepner
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AB-577 Surface Guy Anchors?

Greetings

I don't know the required weight, but an inexpensive and easily 
transportable anchor would be to get three 55galon drums (plastic 
would be better than steel) and fill them with water. that will give 
you about 450 pounds for an anchor. It would be easy to move when empty.

Harold ad7qj

At 10:23 AM 4/26/2009, you wrote:
>Hello all.  I have acquired one of the AB-577 mast kits with the extension
>to 75'.   I am needing to erect this on a parking lot type area, asphalt.
>We are not permitted to penetrate the asphalt so we need to fabricate a
>method to anchor the guys on the surface, such as with weights.  I've seen
a
>method that is used for a non-penetrating mount for large dish antennas on
>roofs that consist of steel angle iron welded in a frame and filled with
>concrete cinder blocks bolted together with threaded rod so that they don't
>move.  Works well in that usage but how about something similar for a guy
>anchor?  This is a temporary thing so it would need to be easily removed.
>But my real question is, besides any other ideas, how heavy would I need to
>make these 3 weights?  The height is 75' and is rated for 75mph wind.
Would
>feel safer if the guy anchors could give us 100mph just to be on the safe
>side.    Maybe a layer or 2 of block and then sandbags?
>
>
>
>Any ideas?
>
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