[TowerTalk] Tower Identification

[bob finger]

Looks like Rohn BX.  How high is it and what is the spread at the base?  
Those figures will allow us to tell EXACTLY what it is.  they have often 
held up far more than designed for.  Rohn specs have always stated no 
more than a ten foot boom!.  Putting a torque mast thru the tower and 
mounting the rotator at the concrete base allows one to stretch the 
capacity judiciously.  The base legs look to be nonstandard.  You can 
still buy all kinds of stuff for this type tower such as concrete legs, 
rotator shelves etc.  They are a real bear to climb and work on...you 
have to climb/stand in those darn x braces.

May only be surface rust.  I have an HBX 56 in the barn that was up for 
22 years and held a TH6DX and rotator at the top for all those years. 
Tower appears to have retained its strength.  A warning....the rivets 
are aluminum so don't hot dip galvanize it...you will no longer have a 
tower. Just paint it with Rustoleum rust hiding paint. 73 bob de w9ge
Keith Dutson wrote:

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>Does anyone know if this tower could be used for a moderate HF antenna?
>Judging by the rust it has been up a long time.  Would it be worth the time
>and trouble to refurbish?
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>Thanks for your comments.
>
>73, Keith NM5G
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