We recently replaced a US Tower MA40 tower with a US Tower MDP550(motorized tower) Here are some pictures of the tower base construction- Many thanks to Mike KG6GKW for all of his help with this project!
This tower requires a concrete base 5 1/2 feet deep by 3' by 3'. Is the hole deep enough yet?
A rebar cage is required within the concrete foundation.
Framing is constructed to finish the edges and to support the tower bolts that are suspended and tied to the rebar cage.
We used a concrete pumper to put 2.5 yards of concrete in the hole. Mike uses an edge to compact and form the top of the base. 
Here is the finished concrete base. We allowed it to cure for 30 days before placing the tower base. The tower is now on the bolts and supporting three antennas!
George holds the ladder as Mike does his climb.
Good thing that Mike is a professional climber.
The tower is done! It's Miller Time!
Special thanks to Mike KG6GKW and George N6NKT for all of their tower help!
In order to improve performance, I have recabled the entire shack with Davis 9914 Bury Flex and Andrews 1/2 Heliax hardline, as well as LMR 400 and LMR 600 coax cables. This is the best stuff!
We are also upgrading our Peet Brothers model 800 weather station to the model 2100 with new sensors and controls.
New HF "Go Kit" for future Micro Dxpeditions:
I have long wanted to build up a portable HF station to bring along on my micro DXpeditions. My friend George N6NKT helpd me build this "Go Kit" It contains a Yaesu FT857D HF/6/144/440, an LDG tuner, a 6AMP power supply and a 7.5 amp hour battery. The portable antenna system is by Buddipole. The case is a Pelican model 1430.
Here are some pictures as we assembled the Go Kit.
The 857D bracket is mounted to the side of the case with screws.
The 857D is too long to fit vertically in the case and I wanted the rear ports/antenna connectors to be available, so we mounted the 857D sideways in the case.
We mounted the control head to the side bracket of the 857D.
After the radio is mounted, we placed the other items in the case to ensure that they fit as planned. Once we were sure that everything fit, we mounted the tuner with Velcro and mounted the power supply with screws through the side of the case. 
We then tested the batterey and AC power system to ensure that everything worked.
Lastly, we mounted to antenna bulk head connectors through the Pelican case for easy connections to antennas.
Here is the working "Go Kit" running 100 watts into a dummy load.
This was a really fun project. My plans are to take this on my next Micro DXpedition to Cambodia/Vietnam.
