In a message dated 5/14/2011 1:54:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> He had 53 feet of Rohn 45, house bracketed at 10'. He had a 3'x3'x3'
concrete base, and two C3's and a shorty fourty on top. No guys. A
microburst wind took it all down, which actually upturned the concrete base
along
with it.
> Now I don't think I would categorize this as a base failure, as a
single set (or two) of guys would likely have prevented this.
I'll bet he didn't follow the LXC Prime Directive to "DO what the
manufacturer says." Current Ron specs allow less than 20 feet of height above
the housebracket. Regardless, a microburst can be real nasty.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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