[TowerTalk] Oddity in digging a tower base

[K8RI on TowerTalk]

As a personal opinion, I would not want a water pipe (I read your next 
post), or any pipe that near the frost line going through my tower base. 
OTOH, I'm assuming with a 4 call your frost doesn't go near as deep as ours.
We had near 60 degrees Friday and I have a sidewalk that is standing 4" 
higher than normal in the center.

I would guess, but don't know, the concrete for the tower base would carry 
the frost line lower and that would have the potential for freezing and 
breaking.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>I have encountered a water pipe 3/4" in diameter running through the middle 
>of the excavation for my tower.  It is down 18" of the 36" depth. Should I 
>move it or pour around it?
> -- 
> Chris, K4AY
>
> In theory, theory and practice are the same.  In practice, they are 
> different.
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