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Subject: [TowerTalk] "Growing" a universal tower...`
From: richard@karlquist.com (Richard Karlquist)
Date: Sat Mar 15 23:38:05 2003
> plus 1 for coax/sloper/VHF vertical). My question is, 
> without having to
> replace the 26 inch bottom section with a larger 30 inch 
> bottom section, is
> there any way to add sections, to "grow" the existing tower 
> and still have
> it safely handle the 10 sq foot antenna load? YES, I know 

Use a 26 inch section with larger tubing and/or thicker
wall.  The tower vendors can usually make up sections like
this.

Rick Karlquist    N6RK
richard@karlquist.com
www.n6rk.com
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