[TowerTalk] Tower Base In Concrete

[Mark Robinson]

The Rohn drawing shows the Rohn 45 sticking 2 inches into the bed of 
drainage gravel. If you are burying a tower section then the Rohn drawing 
doesn't require a rebar cage as the  buried section of the tower functions 
as rebar.

What tower are you installing? I am in the process of installing a Rohn 45 
and Rohn 25 tower.


73 Mark N1UK



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Bagley" <n2mai at arrl.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, 23 April, 2010 3:06 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Base In Concrete


>I am installing a base of my tower directly into the concrete.  If I place
> a layer of sand or crushed rock at the bottom of the hole for drainage,
> should I place the base directly onto this rock for drainage?
>
> My quandry arrises considering I want to attach the tower base to the 
> rebar
> cage, and the cage must be totally enclosed in the concrete.  If I have 
> the
> tower legs sticking out of the concrete, will this present a corrosion 
> issue
> or have an effect on the Ufer ground?
>
> Appreciate your thoughts and comments!
>
> Steve, N2MAI
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