[TowerTalk] Rebar base for new 18HT installation?

[Wayne Kline]

Hi Alan   I did a combination.   I used the three tubes but drilled them  ladder fusion, with the 3/8 rebar  protruding  6" each side and three bars a side.  they have been in place  since 1992 and  at one time had 4" of radial ice with 30 to 50 mph wind gusts. All 4 Hi Tower  were striped of there aluminum tubing but the  BX section towers and bases were intact.  The other 11  Monoband antennas on other towers  meet the same Fate. ( Tomato Stakes :(   )  Wayne W3EA 
 > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:19:33 -0600
> From: n5xz at earthlink.net
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Rebar base for new 18HT installation?
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> I'm wondering if I need to install a rebar base for my new 18HT tower, or go with the standard "base tube assemblies" per the installation manual. The manual does state: "For extra security, steel reinforcing rods can be added to the base before the concrete is poured."
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> Tower will be installed in sandy soil (Texas Gulf Coast) and I am not currently planning to guy it.
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> Recommendations from the group?
> 
> Allen Brier N5XZ
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