[TowerTalk] Digging a 5'x5'x7' hole in sandy soil

[john at kk9a.com]

I believe that the Wonder Post in sand works if the area around the 
specified hole is hard soil.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
To: <john at kk9a.com>
Cc: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:59
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digging a 5'x5'x7' hole in sandy soil




On 8/13/2013 6:18 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> With no callsign in your email address or post it is difficult to guess
> where you are located.  My previous house Illinois had sandy soil, but it
> was compact and stayed together when I dug holes.  If your ground is like 
> a
> sandbox the 5x5x7 hole is likely insufficient.
>

There was a recent thread about the EZ Way Wonder Ground Post.
Some people said you were supposed to bury it in sand.  Are
there "loose sands" and "firm sands"?  Sand is sand, right?
I don't know what to assume.

Rick
N6RK