[TowerTalk] When is a 100' tower only 97' tall?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Trylon does the same thing.  The sections overlap about 5 inches.  They 
give you a mast that bolts inside to give the true height of the tower.  
The T-600 is made up of 8 - 8 ft sections so the actual height is not 64 
ft but closer to 61 ft.  The AN Wireless towers are the actual height as 
they bolt together differently with plates from one section to the other.

Mike W0MU

W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net

On 8/8/2012 9:31 AM, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:
> Been that way for years,  Rohn 20 is the same.  Rohn 45  and 55 is longer
> and gives you a true 10 ft.  On the other hand the DX  station will never be
> able to tell the difference between a 66 footer and a 68  footer.
>   
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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> In a message dated 8/8/2012 3:25:39 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
> johnb3030 at comcast.net writes:
>
>
> effective height of a 10' section is only 9' 8.5". While not  significant
> for one section, it quickly adds up on a tall  tower.
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