I agree 100% on BX tower. that's why I climb then foot inserted on the center
of the X.. But on another BX tower note, They always a challenges of my faith
and I test kick every brace while climbing a BX tower. There riveted braces
raise my Pucker meter.....
. Not to morph the thread. You want to have ankle fatigue and rip up a pair of
lineman's boots, spend a day on AB105 #$%@@$%
Wayne W3EA
> From: mryan001@tampabay.rr.com
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:19:42 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rainbow Towers
>
> Jim, My guess is that BX towers were designed the way they are so that we
> WON'T climb them. HA! I can appreciate someone wanting something that is
> self supporting, but I recall seeing in the old catalog from ROHN that they
> were pictured with television antennas on them. Enough said.... - Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hoge
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:54 PM
> To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rainbow Towers
>
> BX style towers are a PIA (pain in the ankle/foot) to climb. Every time I
> have climbed one, I have sworn never again but then another job comes along.
> Any tower without a flat to step on is a real pain and the BX style's
> X-bracing is no fun even for a quick jaunt up the tower.
>
> 73,
> Jim W5QM
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