[TowerTalk] Buried section base...and lightning protection.

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,1/4/2016 11:00 AM, R Morris wrote:
>   More better to inspect for rust. I had issues, inside legs of buried section, never seen until it was taken down after 20 years.

This is prevented by a layer of fairly large gravel at the bottom of the 
hole, so that it's underneath the tower legs. The water is coming down 
the tower legs from above, and the gravel allows for it to drain to the 
soil.

The proprietor of this email reflector, Steve Morris, K7LXC, is a tower 
professional (sort of retired, I think). I've watched him work on towers 
for several local hams. He's written a great book on tower and antenna 
installations called "Up The Tower." I contributed to the chapter on 
Grounding. He sells the book on his website.

http://www.championradio.com/UP-THE-TOWER-The-Complete-Guide-To-Tower-Construction.1

73, Jim K9YC