F140 - Light Duty Tower

 The F140 series of pre-engineered towers are designed for light to medium duty applications such as HF radio, VHF & UHF broadcasting and small microwave radio systems. These towers have been used extensively by mining companies, the military and emergency services for communication infrastructure in urban and rural areas. Other applications these tower have been used for are amateur radio and for use as rooftop mounted towers. Smaller microwave dishes may be mounted close to the top of the tower, with larger dishes lower down.

General Features


•    Triangular lattice construction
•    Heights to 45m in 3m increments

•    Construction: Legs – Folded Plate
  Bracing – Equal angle


•    Precision fabrication for accurate erection
•    Maximum component length 3.0m
•    All parts hot dipped galvanised
•    All nuts and bolts supplied to suit tower
•    Top antenna mount / finial as standard
•    Foundation Stubs

Foundations

 F.E.C. have a range of standard foundation designs for all F140 towers, for a variety of soil conditions. Foundations commonly used are deep & shallow slabs. For remote locations steel grillage foundations are frequently supplied.

Accessories

The F140 has a full range of accessories pre-engineered.
These include:

Ladder  Aircraft warning lights
Saf-t-Climb    Lightning protection
Antenna mounts Earthing
Feeder brackets  Platforms

 

Tower Dimensions

The F140 is a continuous tapered tower, the bottom face width varies with the tower height:  
6m Tower base width = 670mm
45m Tower base width = 3700mm

Quality

Quality is paramount in today’s business environment. Your confidence in relation to quality is assured as F.E.C. is certified by BVQI to ISO 9001.