[TowerTalk] New to the list

[PHILIP GRAITCER]

Thanks folks, for the ideas and suggestions.

I am getting the tower from another amateur, so any extra weatherproofing I will have to do outside the factory. Force 12 has sent me some info, two sets of drawings, one for the 18x18X36 base that is reinforced with rebar. Foundation bolts get set in the base. There is also a drawing for a house bracket - not very detailed, but two pieces of angle iron stick out 24 inches from the wall and  two bolts go through these pieces around the square tower. In addition there are two 36 inch pieces that run at an angle from the pieces sticking out to the wall of the house.

I am going to use 2 inch angle iron against the wall of the house, secured by bolts and a plate inside the wall, and use 2 inch iron for the 24 and 36 inch pieces. If I can find aluminum that is this stout, I will use that instead of iron because of the salt air. The tower collapses down to a little more than 13 feet and weighs less than 150 pounds.

I think I have a plan for setting it up, however, I just have to figure out how to pour the concrete, make the rebar cage, set the foundation bolts, and build the bracket.


Thanks for your tips.

73,
Phil, W3HZZ