Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_PASS, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 X-Spam-DCC: EATSERVER: mailn 1166; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by lipkowski.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-8+deb8u1) with ESMTP id v5QAmWqU005957 for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:48:33 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1dPRR8-0004Sf-08 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:40:06 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1dPRR7-0004SW-Lw for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:40:05 +0100 Received: from mail-wm0-x22e.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c09::22e]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1dPRR3-0000DO-Sj for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:40:04 +0100 Received: by mail-wm0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id 62so3699770wmw.1 for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:40:01 -0700 (PDT) X-DKIM-Result: Domain=gmail.com Result=Good and Known Domain DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:message-id:to:subject:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ODRntcas7YUSioZk4+MdVMX6mEMCvbKpo6o+UJMjvxg=; b=IZsswPyM7GdRHGwzNZcgGhM9wUU0TvuE3yuoX/AjSbByMI4ZEVwso1dJrB1j5JyI+g lVASVAJYKLJXR+Ndp70tno466ataEEli998SJhet2wQedjCBVixTJezzMk+fF3WuROJC LF+vYRpvC5YF+9nKC58LI/xdVBB3P9kuf9Z01JMCisScWuSA90HXCkWNL3SFxndFZOyf joO/3fyQh1LAWBhcZrQAnKLJEInQ0hglEyHNE+MvLMlam8+ufGjTHWQJfd/QuXZuhZet r6V6qrnCV9dS4M8dVSLA3Q2MG84uyAkHqztprH7b6A2B4F1Rb/OcZfcSu9JDqBPKWZKM 9R+w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:message-id:to:subject:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ODRntcas7YUSioZk4+MdVMX6mEMCvbKpo6o+UJMjvxg=; b=B4eIkc/nkjGJhFIZiR27Xbvi7sPQC/2chTxm4fjVq2AmCnMamov9sYkC8ktyXyDUhJ pv07nxwIEtSYFJKARojNW16uHcUxSrywO6hh2UXJXisxVHkpoFGgzMoJEYR5jaJsXohb pYmplBYioLiENsSgywi2lUbdfocr+uUScCVKkb8VN74xjA1Dud9csL5lOzSQLnPrQfic kK0TL7stfI3aWE9yZ6yXF1GkK2uwciJb6vnkSXp+dIzUbMwmy9D/o/2ZFqA4zuTAoirZ zLniFKdq9qzAR8uIb3nyp1YFyAfJbQCBGo1jHYXxaRpWPgYhz/EtAOxKA0a+YtJpEfz3 OZdg== X-Gm-Message-State: AKS2vOwojNoEK4Yb5MffE2CFqKQkaKNuIPFMAhi318dTrBl0QbBbKMap xzb3S+EogNJLCiP4 X-Received: by 10.28.236.19 with SMTP id k19mr7168599wmh.30.1498473600912; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:40:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from OfficeWin7.lan (82-70-254-222.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk. [82.70.254.222]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id f45sm20430524wrf.2.2017.06.26.03.40.00 for (version=TLS1 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:40:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:39:59 +0100 From: Chris Wilson X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <733503536.20170626113959@gmail.com> To: patgillen In-Reply-To: <3b0fdda2-c0ae-a7f6-5423-5f269dbee05c@aol.com> References: <1649946984.20170624173724@gmail.com> <594FCAFD.28958.1E2184@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <3b0fdda2-c0ae-a7f6-5423-5f269dbee05c@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scan-Signature: c1f72e5acb1277e013f90c915ad7ad68 Subject: Re: LF: Insulating a Versatower from ground Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.75 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 12113 Hello Pat, Digging a large concrete block out of the back lawn is not something that would definitely not get past she who must be obeyed, but a nice thought ;) Getting Putting it in there when she was away was a fraught move, I ain't pushing my luck again :) Sunday, June 25, 2017, 4:24:08 PM, you wrote: > Chris, I was wondering if the possible solution might be to dismantle > the existing mast and crane the ground post from the ground. Then one > might enlarge the hole and line it with a very substantial insulating > barrier before installing a replacement ground post into poured > concrete, eventually reassembling the versatower to the ground post. > Whether or not this would achieve your goal is open to debate but is > such an amount of work and possible expense worth it? > 73 de g4gvw -- Best regards, Chris mailto:dead.fets@gmail.com