[TowerTalk] Pipe for guy anchor

[JOHN OWENS]

Prior to 1994, I had a guyed 72ft tower that blew down in 1994. I replaced it with a US Tower free standing motorized tower. I had 3 HD pipes for the 3 guy wires one each side from the tower, and they are still there. Anyone who can safely and cleanly remove the is welcome to them. I believe they are drill casings which are extremely strong. They would need to be cut off at ground level. Let me know of anyone interested in removing these guy wire pipes.

John Owens -  N7TK




pipes. 
> On 08/09/2022 9:16 AM Gary NA6O via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Here is a spreadsheet that calculates stress in a cantilever beam, i.e., your elevated guy anchor. I include tables with many different sizes of standard I-beams, pipe, square tubing, and angle. This was done for a major tower upgrade at N6RO, 135 ft of Rohn 45G. We ended up with a 6x3 I-beam, elevated 5 ft and with 5 ft in the ground. I specified a robust foundation as well, with a rebar cage derived from a tower base. The cage was surprisingly cheap, and quickly fabricated by a local rebar shop. Our local steel supplier had a variety of structural steel in their outdoor “excess" yard and charged us way less than market price for a not-too-rusty beam that we then sent to the galvanizer.
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> https://na6o.com/main/Amateur_Radio_files/Cantilever_beam_stress_calc.xlsx
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> 73,
> Gary NA6O
> 
> > From: Rick Harrington N0VT <N0VT at outlook.com>
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Pipe for guy anchor
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> > I have a small lot and my tower is 70' of 25G.? Due to some obstacles in 
> > the yard that can't be worked around I need to sink some metal pipe in 
> > concrete and attach the guys about 6 feet up instead of taking them down 
> > to the ground.? I realize this isn't the preferred situation.
> > 
> > What type of pipe should I be looking for?
> > 
> > Thanks, Rick N0VT
> > 
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