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Re: [TowerTalk] Need to identify the tower

To: Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need to identify the tower
From: Alex Malyava <alex.k2bb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:29:12 -0400
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no, Rohn-25 has Z-braces and I have one so I know for sure.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Alex-
>
> Looks like Rohn 25 to me.  I had a 2-element cubical quad at 40' on one for
> many years, but would never have thought of putting anything bigger on it.
>
> 73,
> Steve
> N6SJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Alex
> Malyava
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:58 AM
> To: towertalk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Need to identify the tower
>
> Hi all,
> A friend of mine got 4 sections of this tower -
> https://goo.gl/photos/YjvjBy5idJV93ByQA - and he has no idea what exactly
> it
> is.
> It is on concrete foundation and will be bracketed to the house @ 28'
> level.
>
> I am just wondering: what this tower is good for? Is it like for a
> tribander
> only and nothing else or he can put 40m Moxon or some shortened
> 2-3 element 40m beam on it?
> I am afraid that 40m beam will twist the tower and rip it off the wall.
>
> That's, by the way, separate story - how bad will be 2-3 element 40m beam
> mounted @ 42' height?
> Is it still better than vertical?
>
> Thanks,
> Alex K2BB
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