[TowerTalk] Rohn 25G Drive-In Base

[Patrick Greenlee]

Nathan, don't forget that the tower with no antennas has wind limits so 
don't assume no antenna or very small antenna means no 
design/engineering considerations. If you are not subject to significant 
winds, EVER, then you might get by with no attention to design.

Here is a way to start to get a handle on your wind speed: 
http://windspeed.atcouncil.org/

73,

Patrick NJ5G


On 6/7/2014 7:15 PM, Linux Mercedes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm pretty new to this tower business; I just moved somehwere where I 
> need to put up a 50'-ish tower to get service from my local WISP.
>
> I have a bunch of Rohn 25G that was given to me. I noticed Rohn sells 
> a drive-in base (SDB25G). I live in central Missouri with very clayey 
> soil; do you think such a base, with sufficient guying, would be 
> alright for me to use? (Alternatively, I may make my own dirt base 
> that's longer for more stability.) I don't plan to use the tower for 
> much, so I'm not too concerned with maximum wind loading.
>
> I have other questions about self-standing towers, but I'll ask those 
> in a different thread.
>
> Thanks,
> --Nathan
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