[TowerTalk] Mixing Rohn 20G and 25G

[Linux Mercedes]

Roger,

 From what I've heard, Rohn discontinued 20G, I guess because nobody 
puts up TV antennas anymore.

I guess I'll lean towards fixing some of the more questionable 25G 
sections I have.

--Nathan

On 06/30/2014 08:27 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> On 6/30/2014 8:42 PM, Linux Mercedes wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Whilst moving tower sections from the shed to the shop so I could
>> clean them up and make a couple of fixes before putting up my tower, I
>> noticed that some of them seemed lighter than others. Turns out I've
>> got a mix of 20G and 25G sections.
>
> Look at the specs for the 20 G. It's a light weight TV tower on the ROHN
> page:
>   From the Rohn pages:
> "The *20G guyed tower* is designed and engineered for 2 square feet of
> antenna surface, and will handle most home TV installations. Should a
> larger antenna be used, the 25G guyed tower series
> <http://www.rohnnet.com/rohn-25g-tower> is recommended.
>
> 2 sq ft!  I's pass on that except for holding wire antennas.
>
> http://www.rohnnet.com/guyed-towers  I don't see 20 G listed any more,
> but didn't dig deep.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>>
>> What are your thoughts on putting up, say, 30 or 40 feet of 25G and
>> then another 20 or 10 feet of 20G? I'd like to use the best sections I
>> have on the tower, but if mixing is a no, then I'll fix up some of the
>> other sections I have and build a homogeneous tower.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nathan
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