[TowerTalk] excavator

[David Gilbert]

Its from Onion wrote:
>
> For the life of me cannot see why ham folks love square holes, much easer to dig round
> ones.  
>
>   
What makes you think it is discretionary for the average ham?

1.  Backhoes generally dig square holes.  An auger large enough to dig a 
large hole is going to be much larger and more expensive than a backhoe.

2.  Rebar cages are easier to build square.  Admittedly a minor point, 
but one I'm sure that influences typical engineering practice.

3.  Engineering drawings from the tower manufacturer almost always call 
out square holes.  A building inspector would very likely disapprove a 
deviation from square to round.  Yes, you can hire an engineer to 
generate new drawings for a round hole, but ...


73,
Dave   AB7E