[ADXA] Tower Power

[Charles McKenzie]

Jon , looking good!!!!!
73
KF5TL
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On Nov 6, 2025, at 5:06 PM, Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

 Well, that was what my impression of wait time needed to be to appease the concrete folks. But secondary excuse is I have a convention this weekend, and I'm not off work again until the next Saturday coming around!

Get in there and convention 'em!

Jon
KI5UCZ



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On Thursday, 11/06/25 at 16:43 Dennis Tune <dennis_tune at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Looks good...Just curious why you need to wait 7 days before you stack?...

Dennis Tune W5DM

On Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 01:44:46 PM PST, M Davis via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:


Don’t forget to apply liberal amount of fertilizer to the new antenna farm. It should really help it grow :-)
mark

On Nov 6, 2025, at 2:59 PM, Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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).

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









Jon
KI5UCZ



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On Thursday, 11/06/25 at 14:35 Jussi Eloranta <eloranta at aa6kj.hopto.org> wrote:
Hi Jon,

The concrete for my project came in by a concrete truck. It would have been too much to make it from bags.

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.

Jussi (aa6kj)


Nov 6, 2025 2:25:45 PM Jon W. Reynolds via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>:

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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