[TowerTalk] Re: Digging holes

[k0bx@qsl.net (k0bx@qsl.net)]

We used a round hole for our US Tower 72 footer.
The hole was 5 1/2 feet in diameter and 12 feet deep.

you can see a picture of the hole and the tower installation at

http://www.qsl.net/w0ma/shaktour.htm

This is the new tower at the Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society in St. 
Louis Mo
W0MA stands for W0 McDonnell Douglas

Joe K0BX
 


On Thu, 22 March 2001, Ted Sarah wrote:

> 
> I was wondering if anyone had ever done a round hole for a
> tower.  For example if you had access to a 4' in diameter piece
> of Sonotube (the stuff you see them pour bridge footers with)
> would it work for a tower footer that was to measure 4' x 4'?
> 
> Ted - W8TTS
> 
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