[TowerTalk] HG52SS base

[VO1HP]

In Oct 2005 I installed an HG52SS.  I designed a T base similiar to that used by US Towers and had a local machine shop fabricate and galvanize.   It took a few iterations of a wooden model of the base to get the hole right but it worked out FB.  The tower has worked out well so far.  Regular 100 kmph winds in wintertime...during some of these gales I have cranked the tower down but in some others I have left it up at full height.  The antenna is an EXP 14.  The tower is guyed to the top of the first 20ft section only and the guys help to share the load with the base.

There is a 5"diamx 9ft permanent gin pole installed on the concrete base .  The gin pole facilitates very easy one man crank over .

See phots on www.vo1hp.ca


73 Farnk VO1HP