Oh one more thing Charlie.

Several years ago I cobbled up a 25 and a 20G Rohn tower to make me a 90
footer.

Dug a 5 foot deep hole X 3' across and stuck a crappy looking section in it,
Think I used about 12 bags of Quick Creet. Bracketed the next section to
the house, and the crew stacked the rest and we guyed it with 3/8" twisted
steel, turnbuckles and trailor tie down (6') long concreted in with 4 bags
each.

Hung a full sized 20 meter monobander on it.

Stood three tornado's, four very strong straight line wind storms and
stayed up for 6 years before I took it down to move.

The tornado's tore up two trees either side of it BTW.

On inspection found NO problems. Sold the whole mess, and its still up.

Dan/W4NTI

"Charlie" wrote in message
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Gentlemen...

First of all a little clarification....

1. It is a 75 ft tower not a 90 ft tower (the mast is 21 ft)
2. It has a base of over 3000 lbs of concrete in the ground (.75 cubic
yards)
3. Does my "90 ft tower" weigh any more than anyone else's "90 ft tower?"
4. If it settles then the guys will be tightened to compensate.
5. I have no neighbors near enough to have issues with a fallen tower. I'm
in the country.
6. The tower is covered by our homeowner's insurance under the group of
"outbuildings and other structures"
7. Yes..I am "proud of it".

Those that have been courteous and helpful..thank you very much. The
others can just go fish....or any other appropriate phrase you may think
of.
--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH
www.ad5th.com
Deep South 2 Meter SSB Net
www.deepsouthnet.net





"Ron" wrote in message
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You do a continue check on the guys and keep tightening.

Ed wrote:

With this being a guyed tower I find it hard to believe that the feet
will come out of the ground or do anything but sink farther into the
ground do to the weight of the tower and the soft soil.




Tell me what happens to guy wire tension if the weight of the 90'
tower allows it to sink further into the ground?



Ed