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--------------------- No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great many electrons were terribly inconvenienced. ________________________________ From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 2:16 PM To: [email protected]; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Gary Sitton Subject: Re: [BVARC] Need Concrete/Hole work done for a light Tower Base?? Guys: I had planned to bolt a statue of a "Garden Nymph" using the old base foundation and studs whenever I have to sell the house, Hi. 73s, Gary Sitton, K5AMH [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On 4/8/2017 13:44, Bruce via BVARC wrote: Only bad side to leaving concrete 6 inches below the ground surface is that water will build up or you fill it with dirt. In either way, you leave the base of your tower and bolts in water/moisture and they will rust. An early demise in some cases. I went about an inch above ground level so the water can drain off. You need to see which method is best for you. If you are concerned about selling your house, you can always break up the top and then throw dirt on it. 73...bruce On 4/8/2017 1:09 PM, Sam Neal via BVARC wrote: Hello, Scott is correct on the volume per sack & I was mistaken. According to Quikrete's website, each 80 pound bag provides .6 cubic foot of cement. Some one suggested leaving the top of the concrete approximately 6 inches below ground level. This is a very good idea. Should you wish to take the tower down should you sell your home, the tower legs can be cut off at cement level and dirt/grass, ect used to cover it, leaving no trace it was there. Don't forget installing a good ground for the tower other than lightening's route through the cement to ground. Sam N5AF _______________________________________________________________ >> On Apr 7, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC >> > wrote: >> >> A sack of sackrete is less than 1 cubic foot. It weighs >> about 80 pounds and a cubic foot of concrete weighs from >> 90 to 96 pounds before water is added. >> >> Scott KD5FBA >> _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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