[TowerTalk] Rohn 25G

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:09:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rex Turvin <turvin2009 at yahoo.com>
To: Ray Benny <rayn6vr at cableone.net>, Mark Robinson
<markrob at mindspring.com>

I am using a pier pin base because that is what my county requires. When looking at Rohn's manuals and drawings a tower section buried in the concrete is used for a self supporting tower max height 40'. Rohns manual for guyed towers only shows a pier pin base, therefore the county will not allow me to use the tower section in the base. I argued that the foindation was stronger but a no go. I must use what the county will sign off on.
73 NR6M


##  You might want to ph or email rohn...and explain it to them.   Im  sure they would fax an ok, that a base embedded in concrete  meets their specs.   But if base is embedded, the legs have to sit on 
some sand or gravel 1st... big enough not to plug the leg holes.   Water has to be able to drain.   Otherwise the legs will fill with water, freeze, legs split,  all hell breaks loose. 

Jim  VE7RF