On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:31:54 -0600 <kk9a@arrl.net> writes:
>
> My home in Aruba has a steel post that was once used to support a
> large
> satellite dish. Apparently when cable TV became available the dish
> was
> removed. The post is 7" diameter, 10' high and sits on a 4' square
> concrete
> pad. I am considering using this as a guy anchor post for a 70'
> tower. The
> location is perfect and I believe this post may be quite strong.
> Does
> anyone know how this may have been installed - concrete depth,
> etc..?
K1VR: I wouldn't trust it. At the time it was common for such posts to
be 10' up, four feet down, with a concrete pad that is only a few inches
deep (perhaps 3-4" at most). If the soil is sandy (it's an island), I'd
prefer to break up the pad with a sledge hammer and dig out the pole. In
any event, it is standing straight up, with most of the concrete above
ground. What's resisting? Will it pull out?
Fred Hopengarten K1VR hopengarten@post.harvard.edu
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
781/259-0088 *eFax 419/858-2421
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