[TowerTalk] Tower identity

[Larry WA9VRH]

HI Rob and all,

FYI the Rohn HBX towers are assembled with aluminum rivets.  If you have 
one regalvanized the rivets will
melt and you will have a bunch of loose pieces.  (so I am told)

73 Larry WA9VRH


On 12/18/2011 2:46 PM, Rob Martin wrote:
> Thank you everyone who wrote me about this tower.
>
> I have identified it as a Rohn HBX-48.
>
> In case others have a similar problem I thought I would pass along how I did it.
>
> The Rohn BX series towers are made from sections that get smaller as the tower goes up. For a 48 foot tower there are three possible models that use the same basic sections. The key to identifying the tower model is the identity of the bottom section.
>
> The largest section used in any of the BX series 48 foot towers is the BX-8. It has 3 bolt holes at the bottom to attach it to the steel emanating from the concrete, and 3 holes where it attaches to the next section, a BX-7.
>
> A BX-7 section has three bottom bolt holes and two top holes.
> A BX-6 has two bottom holes and two top holes.
>
> If a tower has 6 sections with a BX-6 at the base it is a BX-48.
> BX-7 at the base, an HBX-48.
> BX-8 at the base, an HDBX-48.
>
> 73,
> Rob
> AE7EG
>
> --- On Sun, 12/18/11, W5JMW<w5jmw at cableone.net>  wrote:
>
>> From: W5JMW<w5jmw at cableone.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower identity
>> To: "Rob Martin"<rgmrob at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 9:39 AM
>> probebly a hdbx-48..
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rob Martin"<rgmrob at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Rob Martin"<rgmrob at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 6:45 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower identity
>>
>>
>>> I would like some help to identify the make and model
>> of a tower.
>>> It has three bent metal main legs and X-shaped cross
>> braces. Each
>>> successive section of the tower gets a little
>> narrower.
>>> There are six sections each about eight feet tall.
>>>
>>> I have attached a few photos.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have manual or other documents I might
>> borrow long enough to
>>> copy them?
>>>
>>> Any wisdom is welcome!
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Rob
>>> AE7EG
>>
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