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Re: [TowerTalk] Remove Tower Base

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remove Tower Base
From: "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:45:25 +0000
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Dynamite sounds like more fun!


David Robbins K1TTT
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AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger White [mailto:rwhitetexas@verizon.net]
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 14:36
> To: N3XX; NA5U Shack; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remove Tower Base
> 
> I have done this twice over the years. A Rohn 25 concrete base along with
> a
> basketball goal base lie under my yard, maybe to be found by whomever buys
> the house in future years. Out of sight, out of mind. In all cases, I used
> a
> small backhoe to do the job. The last one I dug up made room for a bigger
> base, 5 X 5 X 7 for my UST HDX555 crankup. I think that base will stay
> put.....!
> 
> Roger W5RDW
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "N3XX" <n3xx@charter.net>
> To: "NA5U Shack" <shack@att.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remove Tower Base
> 
> 
> > How large is it?  Maybe the easiest thing would be to rent a backhoe,
> and
> > dig a larger and deeper hole.
> > Then, pull it over into the hole with the backhoe, let it drop down to
> the
> > bottom and cover it up.
> >
> > 73,
> > Tim - N3XX
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >> At 11:54 PM 8/22/2009, NA5U Shack wrote:
> >>>I need to remove my concrete tower base. I have heard there is a
> >>>compound that can be put into holes that have drilled in the concret
> >>>that will expand break it apart. Does anyone know what the solution
> >>>is and where to find it.
> >>>Regards,
> >>>Mike, NA5U
> >
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