Dear Rick WA1RHT:

You have received useful advice.

While you may not have seen serious wind nor serious ice, eventually
Conn. will see same.

Two sections above guys next to the house is pushing prudence. With a
clear area next to the proposed tower in the back, three sections with just
a VHF antenna seems reasonable in view of your description.

It is nice to see questions from actual radio amateurs who state their
call-sign. What was your father's call-sign? Good luck.

73, Mac N8TT

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J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:58:42 +0000, Dave wrote:

sorry, think again... no hinge bases allowed on free standing towers.

Hmmm ... OK, I guess I will have to be able to climb it...

I suppose I could install temporary guys while I'm up on it doing antenna
work, but in that location permanent guying wouldn't work too well...

free standing towers must embed the base section in concrete.

How about the BPC25G base plate (non-hinged)?

I already have a concrete base in place, 6 feet deep, intended for the
predecessor to the US Tower MA-series crank-up mast. The mast (and the
base, and the tower on the other end of the house) belonged to my father
when he lived with us, but he sold the mast many years ago, and the new
ones are a bit too pricey for me right now.

So, it's too late to embed the bottom section directly into the concrete,
at least in that location.