[Tagging] Masts vs Towers yet again

[Georg Feddern]

Am 18.04.2016 um 04:39 schrieb John Eldredge:
>
> The 808-foot antenna for radio station WSM fits both the tower and 
> mast descriptions we are using.
> <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSM_(AM) 
> <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSM_%28AM%29>>
>

You are right about the descriptions in the wiki.

The pictures I have about mast and tower 'in my head' are clearly 
different from each other - from them, I would call that a mast.
A usual difference I take into consideration is the accessibility:
A tower can usually be walked on - a mast can usually only be climbed on.

Said this, the fire observation 'towers' came into my mind:
Walking around a single pole mast structure:
http://assets.dornob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fire-towers-wood-metal.jpg
And climbing inside an open tower structure:
http://assets.dornob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fire-tower-historic-designs.jpg

Why is the real life always so difficult? ;-)
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