Yep, the Rohn Gin pole is 1/8 inch wall thickness, 12 ft long.
A little extra length and heavier wall would be useful for
installing heavy sections or long masts. It has the dull
finish typical of 6061-T6. Only very expensive alloys are
stronger.
Tom N4KG
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 K7LXC@aol.com writes:
>
> In a message dated 7/25/01 3:35:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> richmondp@home.com writes:
>
> > I the pieces to a Rhon gyn pole buy I need to purchase the mast.
> What is
> > the correct O.D. and wall thickness for this mast and is it
> T6061-T6?
> Where
> > can I get the best price for this replacement?
> >
> It's a 2-inch OD. It's 6061-T6. The Rohn version isn't very
> thick -
> probably an 1/8th of an inch. It's 12-feet long.
>
> Look in the yellow pages under tubing suppliers and do some
> "smiling and
> dialing". I bought a 15' hunk of 1/4" wall several years ago for
> about
> seventy-five bucks.
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
> Tower Tech
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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