[TowerTalk] Round Hole vs Square Hole...

[EUGENE SMAR]

Tom et al:

     Be careful!  The pub I used to sort of help me through my tower design
learning process is the Uniform Building Code from 1997.  In that volume,
under design of footers, the size of the excavation for the footer (tower
foundation) is supposed to be a circular hole of diameter X or a square hole
of DIAGONAL X, not SIDE X.

     A circular hole of adequate size actually requires MORE concrete than a
square hole of adequate size.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Branch <tom at k4nr.org>
To: towertalk at contesting.com <towertalk at contesting.com>; Dino Darling
<k6rix at arrl.net>
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Round Hole vs Square Hole...


>Dino,
>
>What I found interesting was that a round hole is actually better and
>requires less concrete than a square hole.
>
>73 de Tom, K4NR
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dino Darling" <k6rix at arrl.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:34 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Round Hole vs Square Hole...
>
>
>> I was reading, with great interest, W5AJ's website about his tower
>install.
>>
>> http://www.qsl.net/w5aj/tower.htm
>>
>> He hired a boring company to "drill" his hole.
>>
>
>
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