[Antennas] Tower Installation

Tue Sep 29 19:56:39 EDT 2009

Thanks to everyone for responding. Since traffic is slow, maybe this is a good time to ask some questions.

I joined this list because I am headed into a new experience: a tower. I'm in Cajun Country so there is plenty of humidity, lots of rain, plenty of mosquitoes, and in bad years, plenty of hurricanes :-( ... As I read, I see the precautionaries: aluminum dissolves in concrete, steel dissolves in soil. So it looks like I need to use a hot dipped galvanized steel base section, suspended in concrete but not touching any soil. 

In looking at the base pour dimensions, it looks like 3' x 3' x 5' will work though the only way I know to dig down 5 feet is to rent a motorized tree auger or spend a lot of time with a post hole digger. How do you guys do it?

Secondly, how far off the building eaves should the tower itself be ?? Or, how far away from the building foundation should the base section be? When I asked our local buidling codes office, they didn't have a clue.

Finally, I'm told that every crank-up tower is also a tilt over tower. Is that true? 

Doug Hensley, W5JV
Baton Rouge

> From: JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net
> To: w5jv at hotmail.com; antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Antennas] Is the list working?
> Date: 2009年9月29日 17:13:14 -0500
>> It's working. Just sometimes it goes for a while with little action then 
> somebody asks a question and it somes ALIVE. Lots of good answers here. 
> Just ask your question.
>> 73, de Jim KG0KP
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hensley" <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:52 PM
> Subject: [Antennas] Is the list working?
>>>> Hello, I am new to the list and have been monitoring for a week but have 
> seen no messages. Advise if you have the time to respond to this. TIA, John
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