[Towertalk] New Rohn Tower

[Jerry Kincade]

Could be, Jim, if you are at the top moving around. There might be a
provision for adding horizontal bars at the top for working comfort, don't
know, didn't ask about details because I just put up a Rohn and knew I
wasn't going to buy one. Getting up there is easy, though, with the nice big
well-spaced climbing steps that come with it. And if you thought (as I did)
they were made from lightweight stamped sheet metal, think again. I didn't
measure the thickness of the legs, but they are hefty, near 1/4", and the
galvanizing job put Rohn to shame. Of course, I suppose that one was
handpicked for the show. I'm not necessarily knocking Rohn, but my new R45's
galvanizing job had so many drips and razor blades hanging from it, it took
me two days with a file to clean it up before I could put it up. :-)
73, Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim White" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>; "Lee Buller" <k0wa@swbell.net>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] New Rohn Tower


> correct me if I saw wrong but the AN tower looks like it would be a pain
to
> climb....as in stand at the top of for working.
>
> K4OJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>
> To: "Lee Buller" <k0wa@swbell.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] New Rohn Tower
>
>
> > Now that you mention Rohn, where were they? Maybe AN scared them off, or
> > they don't give a big rat's behind about ham radio any more, or both. If
I
> > hadn't put up my R45 last summer, I'd be ordering a big AN right now - I
> was
> > very impressed with them. BTW, K7LXC's talk was informative and
> > entertaining.
> > 73 Jerry W5KP
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee Buller" <k0wa@swbell.net>
> > To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 2:27 PM
> > Subject: [Towertalk] New Rohn Tower
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Did anyone see the new Rohn tower at Dayton this year?  An outside
> vendor
> > > had a sample of one.     Apparantly, they have discontinued the old BX
> > > series and sold off the jigs to another company and started another
self
> > > supporting tower line to compete with AN Towers and Trilon towers.
This
> > is
> > > a bolt together tower with impressive specs.  Goes to 100 feet.
> > >
> > > If this is old news...well...sorry about that...
> > >
> > > Lee - K0WA
> > >
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