[ADXA] Tower Power

[M Davis]

Don’t forget to apply liberal amount of fertilizer to the new antenna farm. It should really help it grow :-)
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> On Nov 6, 2025, at 2:59 PM, Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> I'll try picture again, and I'll add the rebar cage, 40' of no 5 rebar, 3 x 8' ground rods (2 I cut of when they stopped hammering down, and the cut offs hammered down the side walls of the hole).
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> I'm in the market for one more section to get me to 44' but I have a 7 day waiting period before I can stack it anyway. Not in a big hurry
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> Jon
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> On Thursday, 11/06/25 at 14:35 Jussi Eloranta <eloranta at aa6kj.hopto.org> wrote:
> Hi Jon, 
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> The concrete for my project came in by a concrete truck. It would have been too much to make it from bags. 
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> I used quickrete to mount a wooden pole next to the base. Quickrete will suck water out of ground and air, so I just dumped quickrete into the hole. Perhaps just a tiny bit of water over it. I never mix it before pouring. 
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> Jussi (aa6kj) 
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> Nov 6, 2025 2:25:45 PM Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>:
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> Phase 2: complete!
> 62 bags of 80# quikcrete and 2 hours and 18 minutes later... we have a planted tower base! I'm definitely feeling it today, but not unbearable.
> Jussi, what did you water yours with, and do you have any more left over?  :)   
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> Jon
> KI5UCZ 
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