[TowerTalk] Tower cement base

[Barry Kutner]

On  8 Mar 97, K4OJ@aol.com <K4OJ@aol.com> wrote:


> I doubt seriously that a tower base of size will ever lift up and outta the
> ground - your enlarging the bottom of the hole more than anything else
> increased the weight of it - just my opinion.
> 
For a guyed tower, I agree. All forces on a guyed tower are directed 
downward at the base. A self supporting tower is another story...
73 Barry

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