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From: mai@iquest.net (Patrick Croft)
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:53:07 -0500 (EST)
Dave,
I said the old plant WAS going until last fall, at which time Rohn completed
the move to their new plant, about a mile from the original site.  I also
said the TV boom provided a new market for the lighting towers (BX's) used
at airports and school football fields. 

Bests

Patrick
W9GTA

At 10:30 PM 2/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>One response I got back from my "history" of the BX/HDBX tower is that Leo
>at WRL sold 2,300 Globe Spires mostly of the 48 and 56 foot variety.  They
>were king of the hill until the 25G came along.
>
>W9GTA says the old Spaulding plant is still going under Rohn and points out
>Spaulding made a lot more than towers.  My sister reminds me that the towers
>at many airports such as the one near our house on St. Simons Island, Ga can
>have a whole row of 56 footers.  These were installed in the mid 60's.
>
>Dave K4JRB
>
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