Sounds like old Rohn #6G tower to me. That preceded Rohn 25G and is not as
strong because it lacks the webbing and has only horizontal cross-braces.
It also has to be pretty old. Last #6 tower section I purchased was in 1969
or 1970...
The tapered top section with the welded-in tube at the top is for light-duty
use (no thrust bearing). There was a T.B. available if you used a flat
across top section with a horizontal plate that would accommodate a 2" (or
so) thrust bearing.
WB2WIK/6
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
Mario Andretti
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Keller [SMTP:k3bz@arrl.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: (Reflector) TowerTalk
> Subject: [Towertalk] Rohn Tower??
>
> I have several sections of what I think is an old Rohn tower model.
> Triangular, tubular steel, 12 inches across a side, and the braces are
> horizontal, about 2" wide, like ladder rungs (would be easy to climb). The
> top section tapers to an 18" long tube 1.75" I.D. I guess you just grease
> the tube (unless there's a way to mount a thrust bearing that I can't see)
> There's a tilt-base and a round rotor shelf that mounts with u-bolts. Can
> anyone ID this for me? Jerry K3BZ
>
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