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Re: [TowerTalk] Next step in installing tower: underground power

To: "chris" <chris@fite.com>, <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Next step in installing tower: underground power
From: "K8RI on Tower Talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:17:29 -0500
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I rented a "trencher" which is like an over size chain saw on a heavy frame and 4 wheels.
It digs a 4 or 5 inch wide trench up to around 3 1/2 feet deep. It took about an hour to dig the 140 feet from the house to the power pole and that includes crossing a wide, hard packed, two lane drive way. I don't remember the cost, but it was less than a $100 for the afternoon. If needed the same piece of equipment could be used with either a 12" or 16" auger.


I put together about 140 feet of PVC conduit with a messenger cable inside . I then pushed it into the trench and we covered it back up although I threw in another 3/4" conduit about a foot below the surface with a messenger cable in it as well. Consumers Power used my messenger to pull in a much larger one and then pulled in their *big* cables. This past Fall I signed up for a cable internet connection and they pulled the coax in through the 3/4" conduit.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Now that I have the excavation for the base completed, the next step is underway. I am digging the trench to have my electric service drop put underground. This will prevent anything that may fall from the tower from falling into the power lines.

Although the trench is not very wide, the 30 inches of required depth makes for a lot of work to dig. I consider this to be another cost of erecting a tower.
--
Chris, K4AY


In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
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