[TowerTalk] Rohn 45

[Gary J - N5BAA]

Buy or rent one of these and the appropriate bit.  I can drill down 36-48 
inches into solid rock depending on the bit I choose.

Buy or rent one of these and drill down into your concrete easily.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEWALT-DW-530-1-1-2-ROTARY-HAMMER-DRILL-SPLINE-DRIVE-WORKS-GREAT-/281219177694?pt=BI_Hammer_Drills&hash=item4179f81cde

Use this bit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GERMAN-ROTARY-HAMMER-SPLINE-DRILL-BIT-3-4-x31-x36-/250898465886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6ab6c45e

I have bits up to 3 1/8 wide for drilling holes for steel fence posts and 
also others for drilling holes for T-posts (1-3/4") and a 1-1/4 inch by 4 
feet long for putting in 1 inch copper water pipe for ground rods.  I dig 
down to solid rock and drill from there.


Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 201314

-----Original Message----- 
From: K7LXC at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 4:40 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com ; k9kl at centurytel.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 45

>  I want to remove a Rohn 25 that I have buried in the  cement. I want to
reuse the  concrete base and attach Rohn 45 in its place.  I want to install
about 28 feet of Rohn 45 with a small 6 meter array,4 antenna  but only 5
elements each. The antenna  box will be about 24 feet by 24  feet. There 
will
be about 18 square feet of wind load on the tower. Is this  possible?
Should I did out the base and plant the 45 in the hole and re-cement?  Can 
holes
be drilled down into the concrete and a base plate used for 45 be  attached
using bolts and some type of epoxy?

    I wouldn't recommend removing and re-installing the  base - too much
danged work plus the base should go into undisturbed earth per  previous
concrete comments. While a base for 25 or 45 isn't really asked to do  much 
(it
basically keeps the tower from sinking into the ground), for the  relatively
little work to dig and pour the new concrete I'd opt for a new  hole and
concrete.

    OTOH feel free to use the existing base for the new  45 base. If you
don't have any rebar in the existing base, you just need  a rotary hammer to
drill the new holes. If you run into some rebar, you'll  need a diamond
coring bit.

    The place where you rent the rotary hammer will  probably have the
construction epoxy you'll need to anchor the new bolts. It's  2-part epoxy 
and
you can get it at any hardware store. The cured epoxy is  stronger than the
concrete so when it's hard, you're good to go!

Cheers & GL,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH

PS - What's a 24'x24' antenna box?
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