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

[Rick Karlquist]

John Becker wrote:
> I was looking at the engineering drawing for Rohn 25G yesterday, and was
> surprised to see that the total length of a section is 10' 0". This
> *includes* the 3.5" that is inserted into the next section. The

> 73, John, K9MM

Coincidentally a few weeks ago I measured some "8 foot"
Heights sections.  As with Rohn, they basically
have a "gross" height of 8 feet, but actually that even varied
slightly from section to section.

Rick N6RK