[TowerTalk] Rohn 65G climbing steps...18 inchs apart !

[john at kk9a.com]

I personally do not think that Rohn 65G is hard to climb, but everyone's
tastes vary. Climbing a mast is a little less comfortable so I would not
use excessive spacing. I do not know how far mine are apart, 12" sounds
like a good distance.

John KK9A


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Subject:	 [TowerTalk] Rohn 65G climbing steps...18 inchs apart !
From:	 "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
Date:	 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:52:11 -0700

I noticed that Rohn 65G has the steps 18 inchs apart...vs the 15 inchs
apart on
rohn 45 + 55.
18 inchs seems like a huge spread between each step....for both your
feet...and
hands.
For you folks with 65G  towers, are they harder to climb ?   On a 100-200 ft
tower,  I
could see this being an issue.   Im not planning to install any 65G... it was
just a general
observation on my part.

On a similar note, for  folks who install mast steps, how far apart are you
spacing them ?
I see that 12 inch spacing is used on most extension ladders.   I made my own
mast steps,
soon to be installed.  I may build 1-2 more,  just to reduce the spacing a
bit
between each step.

Jim   VE7RF