[TowerTalk] Base stubs for old AX-series tower

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>  I have 5 sections of an old Rohn AX-series self supporting  tower.  I am 
thinking about using 3 of the larger sections for a short  EME tower.  I 
tried to check with Criticaltowers.com to see if any of  the BX-series 
stubs would work.  Basically they told me that they had  no parts for the 
old AX-series towers and never had any at any time.   Unless I find 
useable stubs, I am planning to just bury one of the larger  tower 
sections in 4 feet of concrete and stack 2 sections above  it. 
 
Hiya, Roger!
 
    Long time no see. How is the rf antenna engineering  going?
 
    I'm trying to remember what the differences between  the AX and BX 
towers are. Methinks they might be kind of minor. 
 
    In any case, you can use steel pipe for the  concrete legs. Just make 
them 4' long or so and drill corresponding bolt holes  in them and they'll 
bolt right up. They're strong enough for a tower base in any  case. 
 
    The pipe should be big enough to fit right into the  inside of the leg. 
I don't know which size to suggest - 1.5" or 2" anyway.  And they're 
already galvanized!
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH