I agree that the efficacy of screw in anchors depends on soil
characteristics, and that a high-rain area is probably not the place to use
them, but I'd say overloading the tower had something to do with these
results.
73, Dick WC1M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Zalewski [mailto:w7zr@citlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 7:39 AM
> To: brewerj@squared.com; Jon Ogden
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Screw in anchor
>
>
> For those of you who question screw in anchors, see some of
> my pictures in the ham radio album at www.w7zr.com. It will
> make a believer of you for concrete.
>
> Dick
> W7ZR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>
> To: <brewerj@squared.com>
> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 4:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Screw in anchor
>
>
> >
> > On Monday, Jun 16, 2003, at 08:04 America/Chicago,
> brewerj@squared.com
> > wrote:
> >
> > > My 5' long Chance anchors are holding well in swampy NC
> (40' rohn,
> > > w/hazer, Cushcraft A4S)... John K5MO
> > >
> >
> > While I don't think we've had as much rain here in Chicago
> as the East
> > Coast, we've still been pretty damp. My Rohn 3' anchors
> are working
> > fine as well on 50 feet of R-25.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jon
> > NA9D
> > -------------------------------------
> > Jon Ogden
> > NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
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