[TowerTalk] Tower Identification

[Keith Dutson]

The base is about 2 feet per side at the base.  Someone posted back
privately that it is AX rather than BX.  Looks to be about 45 feet to the
antenna.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: bob finger [mailto:finger at goeaston.net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:00 AM
To: Keith Dutson
Cc: TowerTalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Identification

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:

>
>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?
>
>Thanks for your comments.
>
>73, Keith NM5G
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