[TowerTalk] Amount of concrete in ground for Rohn 45G

[Tim N9PUZ]

Cal Zethmayr wrote:
> I've been told that you need three times the weight of concrete in
> the ground for the tower base than the total weight of the tower,
> guy wires, beams and rotors?
> 
> But I haven't found any documentation of that searching a bunch of
> sites.
> 
> I hope that bit of info will be in my copy of Up The Tower when it
> gets here...
> 
> In the meantime...  any comments anyone?

Just as we discussed recently for Rohn 25G I think your best bet is to 
follow the manufacturers specifications. It is a combination of wind 
loading, weight, type of installation, location, etc.

Tim, N9PUZ