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WA7DUH And WB7CNV Tower Construction

Photo essay of tower project at the station of Linda WB7CNV and Steve WA7DUH. They live just outside of the Richland and West Richland city limits in Benton County. Project is to initially erect a 65 ft guyed tower, but to design it for 75 ft or higher. Benton County has an ordinance controlling "communications facilities" (BCC 11.65) which includes "communication towers and antennas." Many of the requirements are exempted for amateur radio towers and antennas not exceeding 65 ft.
138 images Submitted by WA7DUH Steve St... on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 11:19am
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Holes for guy station anchors are 6ft long,4 ft wide and 4 ft deep. Concrete blocks are used to hold the rebar cage up off the bottom 6 inches so they are embedded in concrete when poured. Painted lines indicate the level of concrete when poured.

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Uploaded on 08/06/2012 - 8:49am by WA7DUH Steve St... 1149 visits
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Lower painted line marks the height of the concrete.

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Yikes-- hit the sprinkler pipes. Anyone know a good way to find these sub-surface?

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Uploaded on 08/09/2012 - 7:59am by WA7DUH Steve St... 980 visits
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The break wasn't so bad. The mess was created when the sprinkler controller decided to turn the water on, washed out the far bank and filled the hole. Duhhhh.

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Trying to fix a cave in. Sandy soil.

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Basic process when digging all the holes-- dirt goes in the cart, Linda (WB7CNV) hauls away.

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This cart has a dump function, which really helps unloading!

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