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                                                                   Exhibit 10.9

                              ROHN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                         (AS AMENDED NOVEMBER 11, 1999)

         SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Rohn Industries, Inc. 1999 Stock
Option Plan (this "Plan") is to benefit Rohn Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
and its subsidiaries by offering certain present and future employees, including
officers, a favorable opportunity to become holders of stock in the Company over
a period of years, thereby giving them a stake in the growth and prosperity of
the Company and encouraging the continuance of their services with the Company
or its subsidiaries.

         SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION.

         2.1 COMMITTEE. This Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board"). The Committee's interpretation and construction of any terms or
provisions of this Plan or any option issued hereunder, or of any rule or
regulation adopted in connection therewith, shall be conclusive and binding on
all interested parties, so long as such interpretation and construction with
respect to incentive stock options corresponds to the requirements of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and the regulations
thereunder.

         2.2 GRANTS TO SECTION 16 PERSONS. For so long as the Company's Common
Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Committee may not grant options to an officer
of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act unless the grant is (i)
approved in advance by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Rule
16b-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (where the Committee is composed solely of
two or more non-employee directors who satisfy the requirements of Rule
16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act), (ii) approved in advance, or subsequently
ratified by the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Rule
16b-3(d)(2) under the Exchange Act or (iii) absent approval pursuant to clauses
(i) or (ii), no officer of the Company may sell shares received upon the
exercise of an option during the six-month period immediately following the
grant of such option.

         2.3 GRANTS TO SECTION 162(m) OFFICERS. The Board may not grant options
to an officer subject to Section 162(m) of the Code unless the grant is approved
by the Committee where the Committee is composed of at least two "outside
directors" (as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of
the Code).

         2.4 SECTION 16(b) COMPLIANCE AND BIFURCATION OF PLAN. It is the
intention of the Company that this Plan comply in all respects with Section
16(b) and Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to the extent applicable, and, if
any Plan provision is later found not to be in compliance with such Section or
Rule, the provision shall be deemed null and void, and the Plan shall be
construed in favor of its meeting the requirements of Section 16(b) and Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything in

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the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may
bifurcate the Plan so as to limit the use of any provision of the Plan to
participants who are executive officers or other persons subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the
Plan with respect to other participants.

         SECTION 3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN. The stock subject to this Plan
shall be the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), authorized but unissued or held in the Company's treasury or
subsequently acquired by the Company. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 7 hereof, the aggregate amount of Common Stock to be delivered upon the
exercise of all options granted under this Plan shall not exceed 2,500,000
shares as such Common Stock was constituted on the effective date of this Plan.
If any option granted under this Plan shall expire, or be surrendered, exchanged
for another option, canceled or terminated for any reason without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased shares subject thereto shall thereupon again
be available for purposes of this Plan, including for replacement options which
may be granted in exchange for such surrendered, canceled or terminated options.

         SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY. An incentive stock option may be granted only
to an individual who, at the time the option is granted, is an employee of the
Company or any subsidiary. A nonqualified stock option may be granted to any
employee of the Company or any subsidiary, whether an individual or an entity.
Any party to whom an option is granted under this Plan shall be referred to
hereinafter as an "Optionee."

         SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Options granted under this
Plan shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the
Committee shall deem advisable and which are not inconsistent with this Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, options shall include or incorporate by reference
the following terms and conditions:

         5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES AND PRICE. The maximum number of shares that may
be purchased pursuant to the exercise of each option and the price per share at
which such option is exercisable (the "exercise price") shall be as established
by the Committee, provided that the Committee shall act in good faith to
establish an exercise price which shall be not less than the fair market value
per share of the Common Stock at the time the option is granted with respect to
incentive stock options and not less than 85% of the fair market value per share
of the Common Stock at the time the option is granted with respect to
nonqualified stock options and also provided that, with respect to incentive
stock options granted to greater than 10% stockholders, the exercise price shall
be as required by Section 6. In addition, in any five-year period, no individual
may be granted options under the Plan to purchase more than 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 7.

         5.2 TERM AND MATURITY. Subject to the restrictions contained in Section
6 with respect to granting incentive stock options to greater than 10%
stockholders, the

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term of each incentive stock option shall be as established by the Committee
and, if not so established, shall be 10 years from the date it is granted but in
no event shall the term of any incentive stock option exceed 10 years. The term
of each nonqualified stock option shall be as established by the Committee and,
if not so established, shall be 10 years from the date it is granted. To ensure
that the Company or its subsidiaries will achieve the purpose and receive the
benefits contemplated in this Plan, any option granted to any Optionee hereunder
shall, unless the condition of this sentence is waived by resolution adopted by
the Committee, be exercisable according to the following schedule:

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          PERIOD OF OPTIONEE'S
          CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT
       WITH THE COMPANY OR RELATED
        CORPORATION FROM THE DATE                PORTION OF TOTAL OPTION
          THE OPTION IS GRANTED                    WHICH IS EXERCISABLE
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<S>                                            <C>
            after 1 year                                 33-1/3%
            after 2 years                                66-2/3%
            after 3 years                                   100%

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         5.3 EXERCISE. Subject to the vesting schedule described in Section 5.2
above, each option may be exercised in whole or in part; provided, however, that
no fewer than 100 shares (or the remaining shares then purchasable under the
option, if less than 100 shares) may be purchased upon any exercise of option
rights hereunder and that only whole shares will be issued pursuant to the
exercise of any option. Options shall be exercised by delivery to the Company of
notice of the number of shares with respect to which the option is exercised,
together with payment of the exercise price.

         5.4 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. Payment of the option exercise price
shall be made in full at the time the notice of exercise of the option is
delivered to the Company and shall be in cash, bank certified or cashier's check
or personal check (unless at the time of exercise the Committee in a particular
case determines not to accept a personal check) for the Common Stock being
purchased.

         The Committee can determine at the time the option is granted for
incentive stock options, or at any time before exercise for nonqualified stock
options, that additional forms of payment will be permitted. To the extent
permitted by the Committee and applicable laws and regulations (including, but
not limited to, federal tax and securities laws and regulations and state
corporate law), an option may be exercised by:

                  (a) delivery of shares of Common Stock held by an Optionee
         having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, such fair
         market value to be determined in good faith by the Committee;

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                  (b) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together
         with irrevocable instructions to a broker, all in accordance with the
         regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, to promptly deliver to the
         Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the exercise price
         and any federal, state or local withholding tax obligations that may
         arise in connection with the exercise; provided, that the Committee, in
         its sole discretion, may at any time determine that this subparagraph
         (b), to the extent the instructions to the broker call for an immediate
         sale of the shares, shall not be applicable to any Optionee whose
         employment with the Company has terminated prior to the time of
         exercise; or

                  (c) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together
         with instructions to the Company to withhold from the shares that would
         otherwise be issued upon exercise that number of shares having a fair
         market value equal to the option exercise price.

         5.5 WITHHOLDING TAX REQUIREMENT. The Company or any subsidiary shall
have the right to retain and withhold from any payment of cash or Common Stock
under the Plan the amount of taxes required by any government to be withheld or
otherwise deducted and paid with respect to such payment. At its discretion, the
Company may require an Optionee receiving shares of Common Stock to reimburse
the Company for any such taxes required to be withheld by the Company and
withhold such shares in whole or in part until the Company is so reimbursed. In
lieu thereof, the Company shall have the right to withhold from any other cash
amounts due or to become due from the Company to the Optionee an amount equal to
such taxes or retain and withhold a number of shares having a market value not
less than the amount of such taxes required to be withheld by the Company to
reimburse the Company for any such taxes and cancel (in whole or in part) any
such shares so withheld. If required by Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the
election to pay withholding taxes by delivery of shares held by any person who
at the time of exercise is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, shall
be made either six months prior to the date the option exercise becomes taxable
or at such other times as the Company may determine as necessary to comply with
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

         5.6 ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. Options granted under
this Plan and the rights and privileges conferred hereby may not be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) other than (i) by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution, (ii) pursuant to a property settlement in connection with a
divorce proceeding, or (iii) as otherwise determined by the Committee by
resolution. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of any option under this Plan or of any right or privilege conferred
hereby, contrary to the Code or to the provisions of this Plan, or the sale or
levy or any attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges
conferred hereby shall be null and void. The designation by an Optionee of a
beneficiary does not, in and of itself, constitute an impermissible transfer
under this Section.

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         5.7 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If the Optionee's employment with the
Company or any subsidiary ceases for any reason other than termination for
cause, death or total disability, and unless by its terms the option sooner
terminates or expires, then the Optionee may exercise, for an 18-month period
(and in the case of incentive stock options, for a three-month period) that
portion of the Optionee's option which is exercisable at the time of such
cessation, but the Optionee's option shall terminate at the end of the 18-month
period (three-month period for incentive stock options) following such cessation
as to all shares for which it has not theretofore been exercised, unless such
provision is waived by resolution adopted by the Committee within 90 days of
such cessation.

         If an Optionee is terminated for cause, any option granted hereunder
shall automatically terminate as of the first discovery by the Company of any
reason for termination for cause, and such Optionee shall thereupon have no
right to purchase any shares pursuant to such option. "Termination for cause"
shall mean dismissal for dishonesty, conviction or confession of a crime
punishable by law (except minor violations), fraud, misconduct or unauthorized
disclosure of confidential information. If an Optionee's employment with the
Company or any subsidiary is suspended pending an investigation of whether or
not the Optionee shall be terminated for cause, all Optionee's rights under any
option granted hereunder likewise shall be suspended during the period of
investigation.

         If an Optionee's employment with the Company or any subsidiary ceases
because of a total disability, the Optionee's option shall not terminate until
the end of the 18-month period and, in the case of an incentive stock option,
shall not cease to be treated as an incentive stock option until the end of the
12-month period, following such cessation (unless by its terms it sooner
terminates and expires). As used in this Plan, the term "total disability"
refers to a mental or physical impairment of the Optionee which is expected to
result in death or which has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous
period of 12 months or more and which causes the Optionee to be unable, in the
opinion of the Company and two independent physicians, to perform his or her
duties for the Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity.
Total disability shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day after the
Company and the two independent physicians have furnished their opinion of total
disability to the Committee.

         For purposes of this Section 5.7, a transfer of employment between or
among the Company and/or any subsidiary shall not be deemed to constitute a
cessation of employment with the Company or any subsidiary. For purposes of this
Section 5.7, with respect to incentive stock options, employment shall be deemed
to continue while the Optionee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (as determined by the Committee). The foregoing
notwithstanding, employment shall not be deemed to continue beyond the first 90
days of such leave, unless the Optionee's reemployment rights are guaranteed by
statute or by contract.

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         5.8 DEATH OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee dies while he or she is employed
by the Company or any subsidiary or within the 12-month period following
cessation of such employment, any option held by such Optionee to the extent
that the Optionee would have been entitled to exercise such option, may be
exercised within 12 months after his or her death by the personal representative
of his or her estate or by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's rights
under the option shall pass by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution.

         5.9 STATUS OF SHAREHOLDER. Neither the Optionee nor any party to which
the Optionee's rights and privileges under the option may pass shall be, or have
any of the rights or privileges of, a shareholder of the Company with respect to
any of the shares issuable upon the exercise of any option granted under this
Plan unless and until such option has been exercised.

         5.10 CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Plan or in any option
granted pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any Optionee any right to
continue in the employ of the Company or of a subsidiary, or to interfere in any
way with the right of the Company or of any such subsidiary to terminate his or
her employment with the Company at any time.

         5.11 MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT OF OPTION. Subject to the requirements
of Code Section 422 with respect to incentive stock options and to the terms and
conditions and within the limitations of this Plan, the Committee may modify or
amend outstanding options granted under this Plan. The modification or amendment
of an outstanding option shall not, without the consent of the Optionee, impair
or diminish any of his or her rights or any of the obligations of the Company
under such option. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, no outstanding
option shall be terminated without the consent of the Optionee. Unless the
Optionee agrees otherwise, any changes or adjustments made to outstanding
incentive stock options granted under this Plan shall be made in such a manner
so as not to constitute a "modification" as defined in Code Section 424(h) and
so as not to cause any incentive stock option issued hereunder to fail to
continue to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in Code Section
422(b).

         5.12 LIMITATION ON VALUE FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. As to all
incentive stock options granted under the terms of this Plan, to the extent that
the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the incentive stock
option is granted) of the stock with respect to which incentive stock options
are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year
(under this Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the Company, a
subsidiary or a predecessor corporation) exceeds $100,000, such options shall be
treated as nonqualified stock options. The previous sentence shall not apply if
the Code is amended or if the Internal Revenue Service publicly rules, issues a
private ruling to the Company, any Optionee, or any legatee, personal
representative or distributee of an Optionee or issues regulations, changing or

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eliminating such annual limit, in which case the limitation shall be that
provided by the Code or the Internal Revenue Service, as the case may be.

         5.13 VALUATION OF COMMON STOCK RECEIVED UPON EXERCISE

                  5.13.1 EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 5.4(a) AND (c). The
         value of Common Stock received by the Optionee from an exercise under
         Sections 5.4(a) and 5.4(c) hereof shall be the fair market value as
         determined by the Committee, provided that, if the Common Stock is
         traded in a public market, such valuation shall be the average of the
         high and low trading prices or bid and asked prices, as applicable, of
         the Common Stock for the date of receipt by the Company of the
         Optionee's delivery of shares under Section 5.4(a) hereof or delivery
         of the exercise notice under Section 5.4(c) hereof.

                  5.13.2 EXERCISE OF OPTION UNDER SECTION 5.4(b). The value of
         Common Stock received by the Optionee from an exercise under Section
         5.4(b) hereof shall equal (a) in the case of the sale of the Common
         Stock received as a result of the exercise by a broker on the date of
         receipt by the Company of the Optionee's exercise notice, the sales
         price received for such shares; and (b) in all other cases, the average
         of the high and low trading prices or bid and asked prices, as
         applicable, of the Common Stock for the date of receipt by the Company
         of the Optionee's exercise notice.

         SECTION 6. GREATER THAN 10% STOCKHOLDERS.

         6.1 EXERCISE PRICE AND TERM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. If incentive
stock options are granted under this Plan to employees who own more than 10% of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
subsidiary, the term of such incentive stock options shall not exceed five years
and the exercise price shall be not less than 110% of the fair market value of
the Common Stock at the time the incentive stock option is granted. This
provision shall control notwithstanding any contrary terms contained in any
other document. The term and exercise price limitations of this provision shall
be amended to conform to any change required by a change in the Code or by a
ruling or pronouncement of the Internal Revenue Service.

         6.2 ATTRIBUTION RULE. For purposes of Section 6.1, in determining stock
ownership, an employee shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly or
indirectly, by or for his or her brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and lineal
descendants. Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation,
partnership, estate or trust shall be deemed to be owned proportionately by or
for its stockholders, partners or beneficiaries. If an employee or a person
related to the employee owns an unexercised option or warrant to purchase stock
of the Company, the stock subject to that portion of the option or warrant which
is unexercised shall not be counted in determining stock ownership. For purposes
of this Section 6, stock owned by an employee shall include

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all stock owned by him which is actually issued and outstanding immediately
before the grant of the incentive stock option to the employee.

         SECTION 7. ADJUSTMENT.

         7.1 UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. The aggregate number and class of
shares for which options may be granted under this Plan, the number and class of
shares covered by each outstanding option, and the exercise price per share
thereof (but not the total price), and each such option, shall all be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a split-up or consolidation of shares or
any like capital adjustment, or the payment of any stock dividend.

         7.2 EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL.

                  7.2.1 Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the
         time an option is granted, options outstanding on the date of a Change
         of Control and held by an Optionee who is an employee of the Company or
         any subsidiary on such date shall be immediately exercisable in full on
         or after such date during its term, without regard to any time of
         exercise established under Section 5 hereof. "Change in Control" shall
         mean the occurrence, at any time during the specified term of an option
         granted under the Plan, of any of the following events:

                           (i) The acquisition, by a person or group of persons
                  acting in concert, of a beneficial ownership interest in the
                  Company, resulting in the total beneficial ownership of such
                  persons or group of persons equaling or exceeding 50% of the
                  outstanding Common Stock; provided, however, that no such
                  person or group of persons shall be deemed to beneficially own
                  (i) any Common Stock acquired directly from the Company or
                  (ii) any Common Stock held by the Company or any subsidiary or
                  any employee benefit plan (or any related trust) of the
                  Company or its subsidiaries. The Change in Control shall be
                  deemed to occur on the date the beneficial ownership of the
                  acquiring person or group of persons first equals or exceeds
                  50% of the outstanding Common Stock.

                           (ii) A change, within any period of 24 months or
                  less, in the composition of the Board such that at the end of
                  such period a majority of the directors who are then serving
                  were not serving at the beginning of such period, unless at
                  the end of such period the majority of the directors in office
                  were nominated upon the recommendation of a majority of the
                  Board at the beginning of such period. The Change in Control
                  shall be deemed to occur on the date the last director
                  necessary to result in a Change in Control takes office or
                  resigns from office, as applicable.

                           (iii) Approval by shareholders of the Company of a
                  merger, consolidation or other reorganization having
                  substantially the same effect,

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                  or the sale of all or substantially all the consolidated
                  assets of the Company in each case, with respect to which the
                  persons or group of persons who were the respective beneficial
                  owners of the Common Stock immediately prior to such event do
                  not, following such event, beneficially own, directly or
                  indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding voting
                  securities of the Company resulting from such event or the
                  Company purchasing or receiving assets pursuant to such event.

                  If more than one of the foregoing events shall occur, each
         such event shall constitute a separate Change in Control.

                  7.2.2 Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the
         time an option is granted, notwithstanding any other provisions in the
         Plan, prior to the passage of one year from and after any Change in
         Control, each Optionee shall have the right to require the Company (or,
         if the Company is not the survivor of a merger, consolidation or
         reorganization with an acquiror, the acquiror) to purchase from him or
         her any or all unexercised options granted under this Plan at a
         purchase price equal to (i) the excess of the fair market value per
         share over the exercise price multiplied by (ii) the number of option
         shares specified by the Optionee for purchase in a written notice to
         the Company (or, if the Company is not the survivor of a merger,
         consolidation or reorganization with an acquiror, the acquiror),
         attention of the Secretary.

                  7.2.3 For purposes of Section 7.2.2 above, "fair market value
         per share" shall mean, (i) except in the case of a merger,
         consolidation or reorganization with an acquiror in which the Company
         is not the survivor (a "Termination Merger"), the higher of (A) the
         average of the highest sales price per share of the Company's Common
         Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market (as reported in THE WALL STREET
         JOURNAL, Midwest Edition) (or, if the Company's Common Stock is not
         then traded on the NASDAQ Stock market, on the principal market where
         such Common Stock is actively traded) on each of the five trading days
         immediately preceding the date the Optionee so notifies the Company or
         (B) the average of the highest sales price per share of the Company's
         Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market (as reported in THE WALL STREET
         JOURNAL, Midwest Edition) (or, if the Company's Common Stock is not
         then traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, reported on the principal
         market where such Common Stock is actively traded) on each of the five
         trading days immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control,
         and (ii) in the case of a Termination Merger, the higher of (C) the
         fair market value of the consideration receivable per share by holders
         of Common Stock in such Termination Merger, which fair market value
         as to any securities included in such consideration shall be the
         average of the highest sales price per unit of such security on the
         NASDAQ Stock Market (as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Midwest
         Edition) (or, if such security is not then traded on the NASDAQ Stock
         Market, reported on the principal market where such security is
         actively traded) on each of the five trading days immediately

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         preceding the date of the Termination Merger and as to any such
         security not actively traded in any market and as to all other property
         included in such consideration, shall be the amount determined by the
         Committee in its discretion or (D) the amount determined pursuant to
         Clause (i)(B) of this Section 7.2.3. The amount payable to each
         Optionee by the Company or acquiror, as the case may be, shall be in
         cash or by certified check and shall be reduced by any taxes required
         to be withheld.

         7.3 FRACTIONAL SHARES. In the event of any adjustment in the number of
shares covered by an option, any fractional shares resulting from such
adjustment shall be disregarded and each such option shall cover only the number
of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

         7.4 DETERMINATION OF COMMITTEE TO BE FINAL. All Section 7 adjustments
shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what adjustments
shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Unless an Optionee agrees otherwise, any change or adjustment to an incentive
stock option shall be made in such a manner so as not to constitute a
"modification" as defined in Code Section 424(h) and so as not to cause his or
her incentive stock option issued hereunder to fail to continue to qualify as an
incentive stock option as defined in Code Section 422(b).

         SECTION 8. SECURITIES REGULATION. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option granted under this Plan unless the exercise of such option
and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, any applicable
state securities laws, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act,
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any
stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the shares may then
be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance, including the availability of an
exemption from registration for the issuance and sale of any shares hereunder.
Inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction
the authority deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary for the lawful
issuance and sale of any shares hereunder or the unavailability of an exemption
from registration for the issuance and sale of any shares hereunder shall
relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the nonissuance or sale of
such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the Optionee to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the
shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention
to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company,
such representation is required by any relevant provision of the aforementioned
laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any shares of
stock may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and
a legend indicating

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that the stock may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred unless an
opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating
that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may
be stamped on stock certificates in order to assure exemption from registration.
The Company may also require such other action or agreement by the Optionees as
it may from time to time deem to be necessary or advisable. THE COMPANY SHALL
NOT BE OBLIGATED, BY REASON OF THIS PROVISION OR OTHERWISE, TO UNDERTAKE
REGISTRATION OF THE OPTIONS OR STOCK HEREUNDER.

         Should any of the Company's capital stock of the same class as the
stock subject to options granted hereunder be listed on a national securities
exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option granted this Plan unless, prior to issuance, such exchange
or inter-dealer quotation system shall have authorized the listing of the shares
thereon.

         SECTION 9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

         9.1 BOARD ACTION. The Board may at any time suspend, amend or terminate
this Plan, provided that except as set forth in Section 7, the approval of the
holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of voting capital
stock present and entitled to vote at any meeting is necessary for the adoption
by the Board of any amendment which will:

                  (a) increase the number of shares which are to be reserved for
         the issuance of options under this Plan;

                  (b) permit the granting of stock options to a class of persons
         other than those currently permitted to receive stock options under
         this Plan; or

                  (c) require shareholder approval under applicable law,
         including Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

         9.2 AUTOMATIC TERMINATION. Unless sooner terminated by the Board, this
Plan shall terminate ten years from the earlier of (a) the date on which this
Plan is adopted by the Board or (b) the date on which this Plan is approved by
the stockholders of the Company. No option may be granted after such termination
or during any suspension of this Plan. The amendment or termination of this Plan
shall not, without the consent of the option holder, alter or impair any rights
or obligations under any option theretofore granted under this Plan.

         SECTION 10. EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PLAN. This Plan shall become
effective upon adoption by the Board so long as it is approved by the holders of
a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of voting capital stock present
and entitled to vote at any meeting at any time within 12 months before or after
the adoption of this Plan. Options may be granted hereunder prior to such
stockholder approval, but subject thereto.

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         Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 9, 1999 and approved by the
stockholders on May 18, 1999.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11

         ROHN Industries, Inc. has entered into an Indemnification Agreement
with the following directors and employees in the form that follows:

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Michael E. Levine                                            May 18, 1999
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Stephen E. Gorman                                            September 10, 1999
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John H. Laeri, Jr.                                           May 18, 1999
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Gene Locks                                                   May 18, 1999
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Brian B. Pemberton                                           May 18, 1999
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Jordan Roderick                                              November 23, 1999
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Alan Schwartz                                                May 18, 1999
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James R. Cote                                                May 18, 1999
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Lester H. Nelson, III                                        May 18, 1999
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Richard L. Rohn                                              May 18, 1999
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                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ___ day of ____________,
19__ ("Agreement"), by and between ROHN Industries, Inc. a Delaware corporation
("Corporation", which term shall include one or more of its subsidiaries where
appropriate), and ____________________ ("Indemnitee"):

         WHEREAS, highly competent persons are becoming more reluctant to serve
corporations as directors or officers or in other capacities unless they are
provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification
against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their
service to, and activities on behalf of, such corporations; and

         WHEREAS, the current impracticability of obtaining adequate insurance
and the uncertainties relating to indemnification have increased the difficulty
of attracting and retaining such persons;

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") has
determined that the difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is
detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation's stockholders and that the
Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased
certainty of such protection in the future;

         WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Corporation
contractually to obligate itself to indemnify such persons to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the
Corporation free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified; and

         WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and/or to
undertake additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the
condition that he be so indemnified; and

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:

         1. SERVICES BY INDEMNITEE. Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to
serve as a director and/or officer of the Corporation. This Agreement shall not
impose any obligation on the Indemnitee or the Corporation to continue the
Indemnitee's position with the Corporation beyond any period otherwise
applicable.

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         2. GENERAL. The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee for, and hold
Indemnitee harmless from and against, any Losses or Expenses (as hereinafter
defined) at any time incurred by or assessed against Indemnitee arising out of
or in connection with the service of Indemnitee as a director or officer of the
Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware
in effect on the date hereof or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be
amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification. Without
diminishing the scope of such permitted indemnification provided by this
Section, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided hereunder shall
include but shall not be limited to those rights set forth hereinafter.

         3. PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE
CORPORATION. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification
provided in this Section 3 if, by reason of (a) his Corporate Status (as
hereinafter defined) or (b) anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such
capacity, he, was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any Proceeding
(as hereinafter defined) or is involved (including, without limitation as a
witness) in an Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the
Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against
all Losses and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf
in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.

         4. PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION. Indemnitee shall
be Entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 4 if, by
reason of (a) his Corporate Status or (b) anything done or not done by
Indemnitee in any such capacity he was or is, or is threatened to be made, a
party to any, Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Losses and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such
Proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no indemnification against such Losses or Expenses shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Corporation if such indemnification is not
permitted by Delaware or other applicable law, provided, however, that
indemnification against all Losses and Expenses shall nevertheless be made by
the Corporation in such event to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware, or the court in which such proceeding shall have been brought
or is pending, shall determine.

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         5. INDEMNIFICATION FOR LOSSES AND EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR
PARTLY SUCCESSFUL. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the
extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of (a) his Corporate Status or (b) anything
done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, a party to and is wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be
indemnified against all Losses and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or on his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly
successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as
to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such proceeding,
the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by
law against all Losses and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or
on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or
matter. In any review or Proceeding to determine the extent of indemnification,
the Corporation shall bear the burden of proving any lack of success and which
amounts sought in indemnity are allocable to claims, issue or matters which were
not successfully resolved. For purposes of this Section 5 and without
limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding
by dismissal or withdrawal with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a
successful result as to such claims, issue or matter.

         6. PAYMENT FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his
Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding, the Corporation agrees to pay to
Indemnitee all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee's behalf in connection therewith.

         7. ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The Corporation shall advance all
reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee (or reasonably
expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in
connection with any Proceeding within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the
Corporation of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance
or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of
such Proceeding, whether or not a determination to indemnify has been made under
Section 8. Indemnitee's entitlement to such advancement of Expenses shall
include those incurred in connection with any Proceeding by Indemnitee seeking
an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this Agreement. The
financial ability of Indemnitee to repay an advance shall not be a prerequisite
to the making of such advance. Such statement or statements shall reasonably
evidence the Expenses (which shall not include in any case the right of
indemnitee to receive payments pursuant to Section 6 and Section 7 hereof, which
shall not be subject to this Section 8), incurred (or reasonably expected to be
incurred) by Indemnitee in connection therewith and shall include or be preceded
or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any
Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined pursuant to the terms of
this agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
Expenses. Unpaid expenses shall bear

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interest accruing at the prime rate of interest from the twenty-first (21) day
after receipt by the Corporation of such statement until said expenses are paid.

         8. PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO INDEMNIFICATION.

         (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall
         submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or
         therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available
         to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to
         what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Determination of
         Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be made promptly, but
         in no event later than 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of
         Indemnitee's written request for indemnification. The Secretary of the
         Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for
         indemnification, advise the Board and counsel for the Corporation in
         writing the Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

         (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to
         Section 8(a) hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law,
         with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made in the
         specific case: (i) if a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined)
         shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined) in
         a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to
         Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such determination be
         made by the Board or the stockholders, in which case the determination
         shall be made in the manner provided below in clause (ii) or (iii);
         (ii) if a Change of Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board
         by a majority vote even though less than a quorum consisting of
         Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), (B) by a committee of
         such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even
         though less than a quorum (B) if there are no such directors or if
         directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to
         the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (C) by
         the stockholders of the Corporation; or (iii) as provided in Section
         9(b) of this Agreement; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is
         entitled to the indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made
         within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall
         cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination
         with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification, including
         providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance
         request any documentation or information that is not privileged or
         otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available
         to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs
         or expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred by
         Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Corporation
         (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee's entitlement to
         indemnification) and the

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         Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless
         therefrom.

         (c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be
         made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b) of this Agreement,
         the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section
         8(c). If a Change of Control shall not have occurred, the Independent
         Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Corporation shall give
         written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the
         Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change of Control shall have
         occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee
         (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the
         Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and
         Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Corporation advising it of
         the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event,
         Indemnitee or the Corporation, as the case may be, may, within seven
         (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given,
         deliver to the Corporation or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a
         written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted
         only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not
         meet the requirement of "Independent Counsel" as defined in Section 15
         of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularly
         the factual basis of such assertion. If such written objection is made,
         the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent
         Counsel unless and until a court has determined that such objection is
         without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by
         Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section
         8(a) of this Agreement, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected
         or, if selected, shall have been objected to, in accordance with this
         Section 8(c), either the Corporation or Indemnitee may petition the
         Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court or competent
         jurisdiction for resolution of any objection that shall have been made
         by the Corporation or Indemnitee to the other's selection of
         Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Court or by such other
         person as the Court shall designate, and the person with respect to
         whom an objection is favorably resolved or the person as so appointed
         shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 8(b) of this Agreement.
         The Corporation shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of
         Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection
         with acting pursuant to Section 8(b) of this Agreement, and the
         Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the
         procedures of this Section 8(c), regardless of the manner in which such
         Independent Counsel was selected or appointed. Upon the due
         commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to
         Section 10(a)(iii) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be
         discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity
         (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then
         prevailing).

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         9. PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

         (a) If a Change of Control shall have occurred, in making a
         determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder,
         the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume
         that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if
         Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance
         with Section 8(a) of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall have the
         burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the
         making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary
         to that presumption.

         (b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under
         Section 7 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled
         to indemnification shall not have made such determination within sixty
         (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor, the
         requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be
         deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such
         indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material
         fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee's
         statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for
         indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
         applicable law; provided, however, that such sixty-day period may be
         extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30)
         days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with
         respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such
         additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or
         information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing
         provisions of this Section 8(b) shall not apply (i) if the
         determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the
         stockholders pursuant to Section 8(b) of this Agreement and if (A)
         within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Corporation of the
         request such determination the Board has resolved to submit such
         determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual
         meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such
         receipt and such determination is made threat, or (B) a special meeting
         of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt
         for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for
         such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and
         such determination of entitlement is made thereat, or (ii) if the
         determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by
         Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b) of this Agreement.

         (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter
         therein by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, shall not (except
         as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely
         affect the right of

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         Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder or create a presumption that
         Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably
         believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
         Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that
         Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct wads
         unlawful.

         (d) For purposes of any determination of good faith hereunder,
         Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if in taking
         such action Indemnitee relied on the records or books of account of the
         Corporation, including financial statements, or on information supplied
         to Indemnitee by the officers of the Corporation in the course of their
         duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or on
         information or records given or reports made to the Corporation by an
         independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other
         expert selected with reasonable care to the Corporation. The
         Corporation shall have the burden of establishing the absence of good
         faith. The provisions of this Section 9(d) shall not be deemed to be
         exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which
         Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct
         set forth in this Agreement.

         (e) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other
         director, officer, agent or employee of the Corporation shall not be
         imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to
         indemnification under this Agreement.

         10. REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE.

         (a) If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 8 of this
         Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this
         Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to
         Section 7 of this Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to
         indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to
         Section 8(b) of this Agreement and such determination shall not have
         been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days
         after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification,
         (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 of
         this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of
         a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification or such
         determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 9 of this
         Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final adjudication in an
         appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other court of
         competent jurisdiction, of his entitlement to such indemnification or
         advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may
         seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator,
         which arbitrator shall be a member of the bar in the State of Illinois,
         pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
         Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an

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         award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which
         Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to
         this Section 10(a). The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee's right
         to any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

         (b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to
         Section 8 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
         indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced
         pursuant to this Section 10 shall be conducted in all respects as a de
         novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be
         prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. Regardless of
         whether a Change of Control shall have occurred, in any judicial
         proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9 the
         Corporation shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not
         entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may
         be.

         (c) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made
         pursuant to Section 8 or 9 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is
         entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such
         determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced
         pursuant to this Section 10, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of
         a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
         Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in connection with
         the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such
         indemnification under applicable law.

(c)      The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial
         proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 that
         the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid,
         binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before
         any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions
         of this Agreement.

         (d) If Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 10, seeks a judicial
         adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce his rights under,
         or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall
         be entitled to recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified
         by the Corporation against, any and all expenses (of the types
         described in the definition of Expenses in Section 14 of this
         Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in such judicial
         adjudication or arbitration, but only if he prevails therein. If it
         shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or arbitration that
         Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the
         indemnification or advancement of Expenses sought, the expenses
         incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or
         arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.

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         11. SECURITY

         (a) To the extent requested by the Indemnitee and approved by the
         Board, the Corporation may at any time and from time to time provide
         security to the Indemnitee for the Corporation's obligations hereunder
         through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other
         collateral. Any such security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not
         be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

         (b) For each Proceeding in which Indemnitee is entitled to
         indemnification, the Corporation, at the time such Proceeding is
         commenced, shall deposit a minimum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
         in an escrow account to fund any Losses or Expenses for or on behalf of
         Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement. In the event a single Proceeding
         involves more than one Indemnitee, only one such escrow account shall
         be established with respect to such Proceeding. The Corporation shall
         maintain a minimum balance in each such escrow account of One Million
         Dollars ($1,000,000) and shall increase such amount from time to time
         as it shall deem necessary or desirable to meet the Corporation's
         anticipated obligations in connection with such Proceeding, pursuant to
         this Agreement. The amount deposited by the Corporation in any such
         escrow account shall not limit the Corporation's liability under this
         Agreement. At the termination of any such Proceeding, after payment of
         all Losses and Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, the
         balance of funds remaining in the escrow account established for such
         Proceeding shall be returned to the Corporation for its general
         purposes and such escrow account shall be closed.

         12. NON-EXCLUSIVITY; DURATION OF AGREEMENT; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION.

         (a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of
         Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive at
         any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under
         applicable law, the Corporation's certificate of incorporation or
         bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of
         directors, or otherwise both as to action in Indemnitee's official
         capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
         office. To the extent Indemnitee would be prejudiced thereby, no
         amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement of this Agreement or
         any provision hereof shall be effective as to Indemnitee with respect
         to any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee's
         position with the Corporation or any other entity which Indemnitee is
         or was serving at the request of the Corporation prior to such
         amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement. This Agreement shall
         continue until and terminate upon the latter of: (a) ten (10) years
         after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as

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         a director and officer of the Corporation or as an officer, employee,
         agent or fiduciary of the Corporation or of any other corporation,
         partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
         enterprise that Indemnitee served at the request of the Corporation; or
         (b) one year after the final termination of all pending or threatened
         Proceedings in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of
         indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any
         proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 9 of this
         Agreement relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
         Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the
         benefit of Indemnitee and his heirs, executors and administrators.

         (b) If the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies
         providing liability insurance for directors or officers of the
         Corporation of fiduciaries of any other corporation, partnership, joint
         venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such
         person serves at the request of the Corporation, Indemnitee shall be
         covered by such policy or policies in accordance with the terms thereof
         to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director
         or officer under such policy or policies.

         (c) If any payment is made under this Agreement, the Corporation shall
         be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
         recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take
         all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such
         documents as are necessary to enable the Corporation to bring suit to
         enforce such rights.

         (d) The Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make
         any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the
         extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment
         (net of Expenses incurred in collecting such payment) under any
         insurance policy, contact, agreement or otherwise.

         13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever
(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of
this Agreement containing any such provision held to invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent
possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

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         14. EXCEPTION TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION OR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be
entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with
respect to any Proceeding, or any claim, issue or matter therein, brought or
made by him against the Corporation, except as may be provided in Section 9(e)
of this Agreement.

         15. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT:

         (a) "Change in Control" means a change in control of the Corporation of
         a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 5(f)
         of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item
         or any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), whether or not the
         Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided,
         however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be
         deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in
         Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the "beneficial
         owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or
         indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more
         of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding
         securities without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the
         members of the Board in office immediately prior to such person
         attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Corporation is a party to
         a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization, or a
         proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board in office
         immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a
         majority of the Board thereafter; or (iii) during any period of two (2)
         consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
         constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new director
         whose election or nomination for election by the Corporation's
         stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
         directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of
         such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of
         the Board.

         (b) "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is or was
         or has agreed to become a director of the Corporation, or is or was an
         officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Corporation or of any
         other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
         plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at the
         request of the Corporation.

         (c) "Disinterested Directors" means a director of the Corporation who
         is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which
         indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

         (d) "Expenses" shall include all reasonable attorneys' fees, retainers,
         court costs,
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         transcript costs, fees of experts and witnesses, travel expenses,
         duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges,
         postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses
         of the type customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting,
         defending, preparing to prosecute or defend or investigating a
         Proceeding.

         (e) "Fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with
         respect to any employee benefit plan.

         (f) "Independent Counsel" means a law firm, or a member of a law firm,
         that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither at the
         time of designation is, nor in the five years immediately preceding
         such designation was, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or
         Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party or (ii) any
         other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for
         indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
         "Independent Counsel" shall not include any person who, under the
         applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would
         have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or
         Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's rights under this
         Agreement arising on or after the date of this Agreement, regardless of
         when the Indemnitee's act or failure to act occurred.

         (g) "Losses" shall mean all expenses, liabilities, losses and claims
         (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes under the
         Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time
         to time, penalties and amounts to be paid in settlement) incurred in
         connection with any Proceeding.

         (h) "Proceeding" includes any threatened, pending or completed action,
         suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
         investigation, administrative hearing an any other proceeding
         (including any appeals from any of the foregoing) whether civil,
         criminal, administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an
         Indemnitee pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement to enforce his
         rights under this Agreement.

         16. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are
         inserted for Convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to
         constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction
         thereof.

         17. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. This Agreement may be amended from time to
         time to reflect changes in Delaware law or for other reasons. No
         supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be
         binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No
         waiver of any of the provisions of this

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Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision
hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

         18. NOTICE BY INDEMNITEE. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the
Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding
or matter that may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses
covered hereunder; provided, however, that the failure to give any such notice
shall not disqualify the Indemnitees from indemnification hereunder.

         19. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other
communication shall have been directed, at the time of delivery, or (ii) if
mailed by certified mail (return receipt requested) with postage prepaid, on the
third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, and addressed:

                  (a)      if to Indemnitee, to:

                           -----------------------------

                           -----------------------------

                           -----------------------------

                  (b)      if to the Corporation, to:

                           ROHN Industries, Inc.
                           6718 W. Plank Road
                           Peoria, IL  61604
                           Attention:  Secretary

or to such other address as may have been furnished by like notice to Indemnitee
by the Corporation or to the Corporation by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

         20. GOVERNING LAW. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

         21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Subject to the provisions of Section (12) hereof,
this Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and
supersedes all proposals, commitments, writings, negotiations and
understandings, oral and written, and all other communications between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
the day and year first above set forth.

                                        ROHN Industries, Inc.

                                        By:____________________________________
                                        Its:___________________________________

                                        Indemnitee

                                        _______________________________________

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