[TowerTalk] Guy Anchors in Concrete Pad Question

[Roger (K8RI)]

>
> I am thinking about putting up a 4M Dish for EME. There is a rather large
> and thick Concrete Pad out back (the former owner had a large pigeon coop).
>
> I could use a section or two of Rohn 45 for the support, but what would I
> use as Guy Anchors in the Concrete Pad ? And what would I use to attach
> them to the pad.
>    
for a 12 footer I used 5" heavy wall pipe about 16' long set in concrete 
so the positioner was about 10' off the ground. The pipe didn't move but 
in stong winds the dish would rock in the positioner.
> I read about some form of Concrete Epoxy, but if I recall that's the stuff
> that dropped a chunk of the Ted Williams Tunnel on some poor devil's car !!
>    
That was due to improper installation, not the material IIRC.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Thanks for any ideas,
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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