I just noticed a RED FLAG item in one of the pictures. Whomever constructed the tower installed the cross braces upside down - the drain holes are at the top. 40 years of rain getting into those will not be good.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "NORM KNAPP" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Advice on 40 year old radio tower > Not worth your time, let alone your life. Bolted on tubular bracing is a > recipe for disaster. The BW (body wall) on the legs and bracing could be > paper thin and you would find out after the damage is done. > I would not climb it if it had new guys on it. > 73 > Norm N5NPO > >
