[TowerTalk] Tower Base rotated 5 to 10 degrees off correct bearings

[Matthew Kaufman]

Cut it off and use a pier pin base, which never has this problem?
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:12 PM Richard Smith <n6kt1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Asking for some assistance with a tower issue...
> I'm involved with some folks in building a station in PJ4. One of the
> first tower bases was accidently set in concrete in a position that it is
> rotated 5 to 10 degrees from its correct position in relation to the guy
> anchors. I'm hoping that there might be a good suggestion or two as to what
> might be a good fix or work-around.
> The tower is AB-105, and the base is a section of AB-105 set in concrete.
> The plan is to have the tower built up to 140 feet, with guys at 40, 80,
> and 120 feet.
> Some alternatives:
> If we "use as is", will the torque of the guy wires cause problems for the
> tower?
> Should we consider some kind of adaptor plate for the guy brackets to
> correct the situation?
> Are we stuck digging and pouring a new base, or new guy anchors, with the
> correct positioning?
> Any ideas will be much appreciated.
> Thanks, 73,
> Rich, N6KT
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