<div dir="ltr">If it is guided you can make the base to rigid. The tower can fatigue over time if that is the case.<div><br></div><div>I have put out an email asking for some advice from some more experienced hams.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>I think it would be self supporting, I don't know a lot about guyed towers or how long the wires would need to be anchored away from the tower to do it right.<br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Erik Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>It depends on the required base plate. Materials are not too expensive and welding it up is going to be the challenge. The welder will need to ensure proper weld penetration to withstand wind load and bending stress. Is this a guyed tower or a self supporting? </div><div><br></div><div>Erik </div><div>W4EDA </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div>I've started a HAM Radio Tower wiki page here:<br><a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/HAM_Shack%5CAntenna_Tower" target="_blank">https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/HAM_Shack%5CAntenna_Tower</a><br><br></div>Aside from purchasing a base plate at the next HAMFest, anyone know a good resource for getting a base plate? <br></div><br>They look pretty expensive online (over $300), maybe we could get someone like Scott Morales to custom weld one for us?<br></div><br></div><br></div>
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