Phil I have the rhon BX tower and I wish I had rhon 45.  The BX has 3 yards 
of concrete under it.  But the thing about the BX tower is that it is very 
hard to clime.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Tower instillation question


If you use a punch-in base, you can actually go without concrete.  A friend
has a punch-in base with his 132 foot guyed tower.  The trick is that first
25 to 30 feet but once the guys are on and tightened up, it is fine.  I had
less than a yard of concrete under my 65 foot tower here in Colorado.  Oh,
by the way, I asked my friend if the tower sank any.  After many years, he
only noticed about one inch of drop.  He had a tribander on top and a 2
element 40 meter beam.  Self supporting and or crank up towers is different,
of course, and you best be planning on spending some bucks on the concrete
base.  After fiddling around building guy cables with clamps and insulators
and cutting that thick stranded cable, however, I'd never go back to a guyed
tower but would put the money into the concrete base.  By the time you get
done with good guy anchors, cable, clamps, turn buckles, and tork bars, go
free standing with a big base.  It's worth it in the long run.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:14 PM
Subject: Tower instillation question


> For a 50 foot guyed and non guyed crank up tower, what is the
> recommended concrete base dimensions (minimum or maximum)? =20
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