[TowerTalk] concrete bases for freestanding towers

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/14/2011 1:54:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  He had 53 feet of Rohn 45, house bracketed at 10'.  He  had a 3'x3'x3' 
concrete base, and two C3's and a shorty fourty on top.   No guys.  A 
microburst wind took it all down, which actually upturned the  concrete base along 
with it.  

>  Now I don't think I  would categorize this as a base failure, as a 
single set (or two) of guys  would likely have prevented this.
 
    I'll bet he didn't follow the LXC Prime  Directive to "DO what the 
manufacturer says." Current Ron specs allow less  than 20 feet of height above 
the housebracket. Regardless, a microburst  can be real nasty.
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH