[TowerTalk] Heights Tower

[Joe Giacobello, K2XX]

Bill, I have what was originally a 69' (now only 60') Heights tower that 
I use as the base for a vertical on 80 and 160.  The base is insulated 
from ground by inserting Fiberglas rod between the bottom of each leg 
and the mating legs of the short tilt base.  The rods are purchased 
slightly larger than the legs' I.D. and are turned down on a lathe to 
fit snugly inside.  A short length of the Fiberglas rod is maintained at 
the original ID to act as a collar for the legs to rest on.  Been up for 
about five years in typically heavy winds here with no problems.

73, Joe
K2XX

> William Osborne <mailto:wosborne44 at gmail.com>
> Monday, May 19, 2014 10:30 AM
> I have a 55 foot Heights self-supporting aluminum tower that I would 
> like to
> use as a vertical. Has anyone had experience insulating the base of such a
> tower? If so how did you do it?
>
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>
> Thanks,
>
> William Osborne, K5ZQ
>
> <mailto:Wosborne44 at gmail.com> Wosborne44 at gmail.com
>
> 207-205-9565
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