Looks like they just have "built-in" gin or or is jin pole capability.
Seems like you could do the same thing with a triangular section tower.
Looks neat, though. Pretty husky too...however...

I wonder about the fact that there is no diagonal bracing. The horiz
bracing is quite heavy looking, but it looks like one giant parallelogram to
me. What would 'ole Octave Chanute say?

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Anybody know anything about this one?

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Alan AB2OS

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:23:10 -0600, "Steve Nosko"
wrote:

Looks like they just have "built-in" gin or or is jin pole capability.

That was my impression. Kind of a nifty feature, but I'm not so sure
about the rest. I don't really like the idea of using square tubing
and no diagonals.

Seems like you could do the same thing with a triangular section tower.

You can.

Looks neat, though. Pretty husky too...however...

I'd have to see the data on the tubing and the quality of the welding.

I wonder about the fact that there is no diagonal bracing. The horiz

I'd not be concerned about it as much in a guyed installation, but I'd
kinda like to see then in a free standing tower.

bracing is quite heavy looking, but it looks like one giant parallelogram to
me.

I'd also prefer to see a triangular tower cross section. As you say it
looks like a giant parallelogram in 3 dimensions. It may be plenty
strong, but "I'd think" the box cross section would be more
susceptible (less resistant) to torque than a triangular one.

What would 'ole Octave Chanute say?
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
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