I have to second that. I am putting up a Trylon 80' self-supporting tower. It is
45 inches across at the base, and will have 8-9 cubic yards of concrete with
reinforcing rods in the base. The thing you describe seems like a tinker toy
designed to hold a TV antenna. Be careful.
You may get lucky and get away with something. But from time to time, there is a
post about someone being killed on a tower.
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73, Guy
k2av@contesting.com
Apex, NC, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Wagner <tomwagner@mindspring.com>
To: Dave H. <wiseguy@attitude.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] newbie, Installing a 80' crank up .
Dave --
You own a dangerous tower.
Sorry to point this out, Dave, but your tower is not very strong.
Go to http://www.ustower.com/selfsupport.html
and look at the weights and section sizes for a US Tower.
The weight of a 72' light-duty tower is 1040 lbs. The base
face width is 21 5/8" . Tower strength increases greatly with
face width (probably cube or 4th power - a PE would know).
Note
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