[TowerTalk] Concrete Pad for U.S. Tower TX-472

[Don W7WLL]

Well, to be more accurate, not often and not large ones in the Pacific NW.

Don W7WLL


-----Original Message----- 
From: Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:58 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Concrete Pad for U.S. Tower TX-472

That's what my PE said. He's a ham who was recommendedby this forum and I 
trust his knowledge of the matter. The costdifferential was minimal. It's 
nice that, in the Great Pacific"Northwet", we don't get tornadoes.
vy 73 es gl,Bryan WA7PRChttp://www.tinyurl.com/wa7prc-tower



    Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:22:33 -0500
From: Patrick NJ5G
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Concrete Pad for U.S. Tower TX-472

You can trade $ for time by over-specifying the strength of the concrete
but I would not have been too eager to put the tower up after 3 days. A
good wind storm could make you regret the rush.  Of course my
perceptions are distorted by my environment, the middle of tornado
alley, Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

Patrick    NJ5G

On 7/26/2015 12:13 AM, Bryan WA7PRC via TowerTalk wrote:
> I ordered 5000# concrete and according to my PE, was able to put my TX472 
> up in three days.
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