What happened to the LXC Prime Directive is "DO what the manufacturer says".
Do not violate that rule.
To: towertalk@contesting.com, jc-smith@comcast.net
From: K7LXC
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:08:36 EDT
IMHO the tower base designs that utilize some sort of
undercutting/belled out at the bottom are stupid and potentially dangerous.
In
some designs
the base is 6-9 feet deep and being that far down to hand dig the
undercutting is illegal under OSHA rules and dangerous in any case.
I know there's an engineering reason for it but it was designed by
an engineer in an air-conditioned office who never has to be out in the
field
to install one. My suggestion would be to skip the undercutting and
compensate by making the hole a little bigger. It's easier and safer too!
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
Cell: 206-890-4188
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