[TowerTalk] Hy-Tower base

[Paul Dulaff]

Bill

The TX455 footing should be fine. Not sure what is on that footing to pick up the base plate of the Hy-Tower but an adapter plate can be fabricated to do the job.  I have had one since 1960 and still have that same antenna today, was my Dad's antenna he bought new 60 years ago. Converted to the tilt over base plate which yours will be since purchasing new. If you can hook up with John or someone who can weld you will need 3 vertical tubes welded at the precise locations to engage into the plastic molded base insulators. Would need to be a 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick steel plate that picked up the bolts/studs in your base and had the 3 vertical tubes for the Hytower to engage onto. The Hytower is only about 22 feet of sheet metal tower and the other 30 feet above that is the 80 meter whip. Doesn't need all that much footing depending on the soil conditions. If you think you might want a tower again,  the option to put the Hytower somewhere on your lot that would work with a tower on the TX455 footing is realistic in that the adapter plate will be custom and cost a few bucks. You could dig that relatively small Hytower footing yourself and the cost you would pay for that adapter plate would more than pay for the concrete etc.

Hope this help

Paul - W2NMI

----- Original Message -----
From: john nistico <electric911inc at hotmail.com>
To: Bill Ogden <ogden at us.ibm.com>, towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:16:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hy-Tower base

Bill if you can get me the base templates I may be able to weld up something for you

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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Bill Ogden <ogden at us.ibm.com>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 4:17:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hy-Tower base

I am contemplating buying a Hy-Tower (AV-18HT) but would like to mount it
on an existing concrete pad. This pad held a TX-455 until recently, is in
good shape, and is certainly large enough. Has anyone done something like
this? How to adapt the Hy-Tower base to an existing concrete pad?  As
expected, I had no response from MFJ/hy-gain when I sent them the question
and the Hy-Tower product manual is not very helpful.

Bill
W2WO

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