[TowerTalk] AB 105 ?

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/24/01 4:55:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, bobstoy@raex.com 
writes:

> Can someone tell me or give me a url, that will let me find out what
>  AB 105 that I keep hearing about really is ??

    Good luck. AB-105 is surplused military guyed towers that were typically 
used to hold up an HF rhombic. I think the height was 70 feet per tower. They 
bolt together like a *big* Erector Set and arrived on-site in some big boxes.

    They are 24 inches across the face and weight about 110 pounds per 10' 
section. It's a danged robust tower.

    In the 60's and 70's, MILES of this stuff was surplused and the guys on 
the East Coast bought most of it. W3LPL has lots of it as do many other 
stations - me included. 

    It was manufactured by Trylon which is now in Canada. Their 2400 tower is 
the current equivalent. www.trylon.com might have it.

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
Champion Radio Products
Trylon dealer

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