[TowerTalk] Guy Wire Anchors

[Tyler Stewart]

It’s like anything else, if engineered and installed properly there is nothing wrong with earth anchors.  Lots are in use at big stations for decades successfully.  Improper concrete based anchors are just as bad.
Ty K3MM 

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 On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

I've never owned a tower but I would think the guy anchors need to be
set in a relatively deep hole that is filled with concrete.  I don't
think I have ever seen a commercial tower that didn't have guy anchors
in concrete.  I would not trust guying a tower by merely screwing any
kind of anchor into the ground.  How tall is your tower?  Maybe 60
feet of R25 is okay if you screw the helix deep, like 5 feet or more
but if you live anywhere with high winds, or soft soil, lots of rain,
or huge wind load like a TH7, I'd pour concrete.  It's money spent up
front that saves on the replacement cost of a tower and antenna(s).

73
Rob
K5UJ
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