Well that depends on the wind load. Using a house bracket with extra
concrete should do just fine without the need of guy wires. Yes, there are
folks who also get away with just concrete, but I personal would use a brace
of some sort.
73's Bill n1hwc
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Scott Stembaugh <radio.n9ljx@gmail.com>wrote:
> I am getting ready to finally stand up my tower. The tower is an old
> rohn design that is a self supporting style. I have a house bracket
> for it but where I want to stand the tower next to the house the
> bracket will be at abt 8' just below the eave. The tower is 40'. Is
> the house bracket still required even though it will be so low? I do
> plan on putting on guys at the 30' level.
>
> If I do put on the house bracket what is the best scenario for
> attaching them to the house? The inside of the wall will be in a
> public area so I would prefer to NOT come all the way thru the wall.
> But then again I would prefer the tower not fall either. Putting the
> tower on the end of the house is not an option due to utilities and
> close proximity to neighbors.
>
> Picture of the top section (and kind of the lower sections) can be
> seen at http://picasaweb.google.com/radio.n9ljx/Tower#.
>
> thanks,
> --scott N9LJX
>
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