I wondered about the design also. I think they went that route so as not to
make the tubing any thinner. Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: john <john@kk9a.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 10, 2019 3:14 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Is there tower mfg aluminum tower like Rohn 25
I have owned a few Universal towers. I had one at my Aruba home along with a
Rohn 55g tower, guess which one did not require frequent painting for
corrosion maintenance? N9IWW is apparently looking for an aluminum Rohn 25.
A 12" Universal tower is not very strong. The Universal Tower joints are a
poor design, in my opinion. They upside down so water and dirt collect
inside them and the supplied cheap zinc plated hardware will quickly
disintegrate.
John KK9A
n8de wrote:
I have had great success with Universal towers ... the sections are
10' in length (most Heights tower sections are 8'), and, using the
proper taper schedule, a 60 to 80 foot tower with great wind load
ability is not difficult.
Presently, I have 3 up ... a fourth goes up this year .. and plans
include three more.
Don't think cheap ... they aren't .. but, are all SELF-SUPPORTING, and
no guy-wires are needed. ... nor recommended.
73
Don
N8DE
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019, 9:33 AM Kevin Adam <n9iww at live.com wrote:
>
>> Is there tower mfg aluminum tower like makes like Rohn 25 design I'm
>> looking to install a tower aluminum 40 to 60 footer
>> N9IWW
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