[TowerTalk] Mixing Rohn 20G and 25G

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

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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