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[TowerTalk] OK, Who made this tower?????

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Subject: [TowerTalk] OK, Who made this tower?????
From: bbergman@frii.com (Bob Bergman)
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 17:06:31 -0600
John Brosnahan wrote:
> 
> At 03:29 PM 5/2/97 -0600, you wrote:
> >I have discovered that my tower is a Rohn SSV thanks to Bob Locher
> >W9KNI/6 pointing me to ROHN.
> >
> >Rohn is mailing me spec sheets on this model now.
> >
> >Thanks again!
> >
> >Bob  K0FR
> >bbergman@frii.com
> 
> Or maybe a Rohn knock off.  I have a tower that looks just like a Rohn SSV.
> It was purchased new by AB0I from Alliance Towers, in Nebraska--now defunct.
> Think they took the Rohn book and copied it--but there are very minor
> differences in some areas that give it away.  Slightly different sizes and
> thickness for some of the little pieces where the zig-zags attach.
> 
> Didn't review your data enough to see if there was any chance that it
> was a Rohn knock-off, but if you find anything that is slightly different
> then it may be a copy.  I presume it will still meet the same specs--this
> info for intellectual curiosity only!  HI
> 
> 73  John  W0UN

John, 
I failed to mention that Rohn confirmed that the part numbers that were
stamped on the tower were their part numbers.

Bob  K0FR
bbergman@frii.com

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