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

[Ken]

I am totally amazed at  how concrete has weakened over the years.

When I put up my 64' UNGUYED Heights tower in 1970, 4'x4'x4' was all 
that was required and that held a tribander and other antennas for years 
(rebar wasn't mentioned and it was hand mixed concrete).   For a 50' 
guyed tower, all I used was 30" square and 8" deep.

But that was back  before we had modern computers to tell us it wouldn't 
work.

Ken WA8JXM

On 1/4/16 12:59 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> Rohn recommends more. 3 ft x 3 ft, 4 ft x 4 ft.  More mass in the 
> ground is better when the wind blows.