[TowerTalk] Rohn 25G Section question

[Ethan]

Cecil Moore wrote:
> I brought six ten-foot sections of Rohn 25G with me from AZ to TX when I 
> retired.
> I intended to put up a 60 foot tower. But one of the sections has 11" 
> spacing on
> the top instead of the 11.25" specified spacing. Does anyone know where this 
> 11"
> spacing came from? Are sections of 25G available with 11" spacing between 
> the
> mounting posts? This has bothered me for years. The bottom post spacing is 
> the
> correct 11.25" spacing so this one section would not fit into an identical 
> section
> like itself.
> --
> 73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

Most likely you'll find that one or more of the legs have been bent in 
at the top.  If this is a new section (never installed) then there's a 
chance it was a manufacturing defect.  I have run into new tower 
sections that were this far out before, though never with Rohn towers.

Ethan KC8HES