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From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller@STL-OnLine.Net>
> A picture is worth a thousand words.
> Noticed the downspout watering the tower.
> Has it grown since it was planted, hi?
>
I'm sure it started out as a handful of iron filings, just like all good towers.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
> 73, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K8RI on TowerTalk" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
> To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Question
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> >
> > >
> > >>But, what is the best way to make
> > >>sure that each post is 90 Degrees ?
> > >>
> > >>Rope it with guys till the concrete cures ?
> > >
> > > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> > >
> > > Guys are the way to go but I'd use something more rigid like wood 2x2s
> > > or similar. You don't want your guys to stretch in the wind, even a
> > > little bit.
> >
> > How about both?
> > http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower13.htm
> >
> > This is how I set the bottom two sections for my 45-G
> > The wood frame supports the sections to keep them from sinking through the
> > crushed rock at the bottom of the hole as well as helping to keep them
> > straight. Then I used 3/16" galvanized wire rope as guy wires to keep the
> > sections plumb.
> >
> > Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
> > N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
> > www.rogerhalstead.com
> > >
> > > Bill, W6WRT
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