- 1. [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Kiessig" <kiessig@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:02:12 +1200
- I understand that rotators are not designed to handle lateral loads, and that I should therefore have the rotator on one shelf, then a second shelf above that with a radial support bearing on it, to
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:34:05 -0700
- I bought an extra rotator plate with a 3" + a bit hole drilled in it and a saddle clamp welded to the plate. The intent was to have something to take the lateral force of the mast bottom and permit t
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:37:21 -0400
- I'd be a bit cautious about welding things to the side of a tower, but I don't know what type of tower you have. What type and size of tower do you have? Welding to tubing and galvanized tubing takes
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00136.html (9,011 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: john@kk9a.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:52:47 -0400
- I agree with Kurt, adding a bearing plate is the best approach for your tower. Here is one example: http://www.g0hwc.com/latest_projects.html GL, John KK9A I understand that rotators are not designed
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Tope <W4EF@dellroy.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:13:34 -0700
- I think the cage pictured on the G0HWC website is the same cage sold in the U.K. by Tennamast http://stores.ebay.com/Tennamast?_trksid=p4340.l2563 Also, Greg Ordy W8WWV has a homebrew cage on his web
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00146.html (9,035 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:56:49 -0700
- For a wood telephone pole mounted A4S I built a similar, but longer, cage ala W8WWV. I made it about 3.5' long from rotator shelf to thrust bearing as to reduce the moment on the rotator (the antenna
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00151.html (10,521 bytes)
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