[TowerTalk] Questions. Was: Photodocumentary of the W4XN Tower Installation

[Alan NV8A]

1. I am still waiting for the contractor to come by and give me a price 
for the foundation for an HDX-555. Although I know that costs can vary 
from place to place, may I ask how much it cost to construct your 
foundation, including excavation, building the cage, and pouring and 
finishing the concrete? Mine will be smaller anyway (6.5 cu. yds.), but 
the cost for yours would give me a ballpark figure.

2. I notice that the hole ended up oversize and would thus have needed 
more concrete than planned. Who bore the cost of the extra concrete?

3. I notice that your base plate is not square with the hole and the 
cage, as shown on US Tower's Web site. Why?

4. How hard a job was it to move the tower on those PVC rollers? How 
even was that grass surface?

73

Alan NV8A


On 09/06/06 09:51 pm Dr M J DiGirolamo wrote:

>     Many of you have been following my ham radio tower erecting project since it
> began back in May, 2006.  I have promised all of you photos and the project
> photos to date are now posted for viewing.  The most recent Cadweld joints shown
> were made today, 9/6/06.  I will be adding a few final photos later this month
> as completion approaches, God willing!
>  
>     You can view the photo documented project by clicking on or pasting the
> following URL into your browser:
>  
> http://new.photos.yahoo.com/drd_007/albums