The Canadian version by Delhi (now Wade) is similar but has the 5 X
braces. Perhaps he has one of those...
On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 10:47 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I recently asked a question about HDBX 48 torque loading. Another
> towertalkian told me his failed in about 80 MPH winds. He sent me a
> picture of his failed HDBX 48 (more heavily loaded than mine by a fair
> bit) that failed. Something I noticed in the picture was that his
> HDBX48?? had only *five* X-braces per section; I thought it looked odd,
> so I went out and looked at mine: mine has *six* X-braces per section.
> He said his was manufactured sometime around 1968-1970 while mine was
> put up around 1986, so was probably made around that time.
>
> Did Rohn change the design of their BX towers to add another X-brace to
> each section, or am I seeing things?
>
> Kim N5OP
>
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>
> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>
> /"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in
> practice, there is." //??? Attributed to many people; it???s so true that
> it
> doesn???t matter who said it./
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