I finally ordered the new tower today.

[Captain Kilowatt]

I finally pulled the trigger after almost two years of wishing and waiting. Over the last two years I have been acquiring all other items to rebuild my HF antenna system and was waiting for the day I could get a new tower. I have already purchased a new Hygain Explorer-14 with the 40m add-on kit, an Ameritron RCS-8 remote coaxial switch, Yaesu 2800 rotator and am working on converting my old busted Cushcraft A3 to a dual band yagi for 12 and 17m. Earlier today I was talking to Harold Macfarlane at Macfarlane's Electronics in Battersea Ontario and and placed an order for a 64 foot Trylon Titan T500 series tower. It is 64 feet high and is 42 inches at the base and 18 inches at the top. It will handle 52 sq. ft of windloading in a 75 mph wind so there is plenty of headroom left after I install the basic antenna which includes the above as well as a six element yagi for 6m. It should be here in about a week or so. Now I need to dig a hole 5 1/2 feet square and 7 1/2 deep for the base. Let the fun begin!

 

[UnrealStunner]

Sweet deal CK.

Tower/Antenna is 100% straight forward and not all that difficult but what comes with it is.

With all that said can you help others with your small struggles what you needed to do to get to get to this point?

Sure you though of of this but here it gos.

Neighbors good people?

Neighbors Not going to cry that there house value will decline?

Will it be next to the house?

Will it be on the same side of the house the wind blows?

Building Permit required?
When Permit is needed Take photographs of the process they will be needed.
City zoning or building and safety office?

5 1/2 X 7 1/2 Deep is awesome and not overkill in My book and I can Dig it =) but why?

Do you need to call in the Gas Co. Ect?

Cure time for 5 1/2 X 7 1/2 hole will be 28 Days depending on how much heat it lets out and how much hosing is done the 3-4 of the first days after install.

Just many people to get that thing up there =) ?


Congrats Dude have a blast =) and share the pictures.

 

[mackmobile43]

Cubic Feet Required: 226.88
Cubic Yards Required: 8.4
Number 60 lb Bags: 453.8
Number 80 lb Bags: 340.3

 

[UnrealStunner]

UnrealStunner Scratches head

Cubic Feet Required: 226.88
Cubic Yards Required: 8.4
Number 60 lb Bags: 453.8
Number 80 lb Bags: 340.3

7.5 X 5.5 = 41.25

 

[wavrider]

Cubic Feet Required: 226.88
Cubic Yards Required: 8.4
Number 60 lb Bags: 453.8
Number 80 lb Bags: 340.3

Mack you taking them happy pills again????

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

5.5 x 5.5 x 7.5 = 226.875 sq. ft

looking forward to comments and pics of your project

 

[wavrider]

Sounds great CK.

Hopefully your soil up there is not like this Georgia clay here.

My other residence in FL I can dig a hole in that sand no problem.

When I put up 60' of tower here I was over three hours with a pick axe and shovel digging the hole.

Afterwards my friend stopped by and told me they usually use a jackhammer to dig any depth in this GA clay.

 

[pro151]

Hmmmm............based on the assorted calculations, are you digging a 2 sided or 4 sided hole?

 

[mackmobile43]

UnrealStunner Scratches head



7.5 X 5.5 = 41.25

Mack you taking them happy pills again????

Take two of these and call me in the morning

 

[Superidgit]

5.5 x 5.5 x 7.5 = 226.875 sq. ft

looking forward to comments and pics of your project

cubic feets friend not squared.


Damn CK thats a shitload of diggin. You sure you aint making the hole that big cause some people need to go away for a long time or something?

 

[mackmobile43]

UnrealStunner Scratches head



7.5 X 5.5 = 41.25

You forgot one of the 5.5's in your equation sir.

 

[Superidgit]

Now I need to dig a hole 5 1/2 feet square and 7 1/2 deep for the base. Let the fun begin!

Well atleast hurry up before the ground freezes

 

[mackmobile43]

Backhoes don't cost that much.

 

[wavrider]

Take two of these and call me in the morning

Need to refill the prescription before you share, said it can not be found

It was funny thanks for the link.

 

[Superidgit]

Need to refill the prescription before you share, said it can not be found

It was funny thanks for the link.

Here let me help you wavrider.
Macks 2 pill link