[TowerTalk] HDBX Question

[Mike Miller]

Wow!  Just catching up on my email and catching the thread about the 
HDBX tower...finally.

That's what I've got up here waiting for the beam to get finished.  I've 
put up an HDBX 40, but I've got the rotor plate on this one at 4, yes 4 
whole feet off of the ground, with a TB-2 thrust bearing in the rotor 
plate at the top.  I figured that this would help to remove some of the 
extra twist from the tower legs somewhat, and help to alleviate the 
potential torque issues inherent in the design of the stamped legs.  I 
don't intend to overload the tower, mind you, but I did want to build 
for safety.

And yes, as stated several times before...these things really stink to 
climb.  Is there an echo in here?

BTW, good luck finding the sections you're needing...you may need to 
fabricate what you're looking for.  But take a close look at the Rohn 
catalog and realize that there's the potential to lose some significant 
antenna capacity, if you want to stay within Rohn's design specs.

73,
Mike, WA0ZOG