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Light weight
tubular towers that are attached with a bracket to a building or other
structure are called bracketed towers and are useful up to about 40 feet.
No more than two sections (20 feet) are allowed above the point where
the bracket attaches to the supporting building. Sections above that require
guy wires or better still, use a self-supporting tower. These towers do
not require a concrete base, instead large pins are hammered into the
ground to keep the base from moving away from the building. This is the
least expensive type of tower. |
Self supporting
towers do not need to be attached to any supporting structure. Instead,
the bottom section of the tower is buried in a large block of concrete.
This type of tower can be installed pretty much anywhere within about
200' of where the internet service is required. These towers are more
expensive per foot than bracketed towers for two reasons. First the steel
sections are larger and made with heavier gauge metal, and second they
require up to 2.5 cubic yards of concrete and the use of a back hoe to
prepare the foundation. |
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