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Subject: [Towertalk] Rohn 25G Bracketing
From: k1ir@designet.com (Jim Idelson)
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:18:42 -0400
Warning: There is no science or engineering in this email.

My gut has always told me to stop at TWO sections above the house bracket. Then 
I put a short mast in the rotor and mount a fairly small tribander about 2 feet 
above the top section. My house brackets have always been mounted with 3 to 4 
inch lag bolts directly through the siding into 2x4 studs. Every year during 
the contest season, I put up a second [multiplier] tower bracketed to the house 
in this way. The bracket is just under the eaves at 20 feet and there is a 
10-foot section and a pointy top section above the bracket. The base I use for 
this temporary tower is the Rohn BP25G secured with three 2-foot drive rods 
DR25G. See http://www.rohnnet.com/rohnnet2001/catalog/pdfs/25G/25G-14.pdf. The 
base, two bottom sections and the house bracket remain in place year-round. By 
the way, when these parts are not being used as a tower, they are called a 
"ladder" - just in case the Zoning Enforcement Officer ever stops by.

73,

Jim Idelson K1IR
email    k1ir@designet.com
web    http://www.designet.com/k1ir


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