[TowerTalk] Flagpole in Ground

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, W1GOR wrote:

> a. Is that the flagpole makers rule-of-thumb, and does the depth depend upon
> the size of the flag and wind conditions..?
>
> b. The communications industry standard for conventional 'telephone poles',
> is 10 percent of the total height plus 2 feet; so a 60 foot pole would be at
> least 8 feet in the ground for so-called 'normal soil'..., leaving 52 feet
> above ground.   'Conventional poles being SYP, or Southern Yellow Pine, or
> Loblolly Pine.  Only compacted earth is used, no concrete for normal soil.

Every telephone/power pole I've seen is guyed. If not guyed explicitly,
guyed by the lines that go from pole to pole.

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