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Subject: [Towertalk] Universal aluminum
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 07:01:29 -0400
At 12:58 AM 9/1/02 -0400, Dan Simmonds wrote:
>Speaking of Trylon Towers, Steve, I've often wondered why such publicity 
>is made in that tower's favor, due to the fact that the "Titan" Tower 
>series uses pre-galvanized sheeting thoughout the structure, which is 
>clearly non-conformant to both ASTM-A123 and ASTM A-153 hot-dip 
>galvanizing specifications for steel communications towers here in the US, 
>as specified in TIA/EIA-222-F 1996 standards on page 18, in the second 
>paragraph.
>

For those who aren't aware of it, Dan is the proprietor of AN Wireless, 
which makes a line of towers that is directly competitive with Trylon.


73, Pete N4ZR
Sometimes a tower is just a tower





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