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Subject: [TowerTalk] Side mounting
From: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan or Patricia Griffiths)
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:11:22 -0800

Pete Smith wrote:

> At 10:31 AM 1/4/01 EST, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> ...
> >    Two choices: 1) You need to go to 4L monobanders in order to get enough
> >space between the elements or 2) go to a TIC Ring.
> >
> >    A TH7 will turn around 45G but I can't remember about the C31; I think
> >it's got 31 inches available. I don't know of any tribander that'll make it
> >around your tower.
>
> The C-3E has 54.5 inches available between the first driven element and the
> 10M reflector; if you're willing to offset the mast 15 inches or so you
> could use it all.  Wouldn't that be enough for ~300 degrees rotation on a
> swinging gate sidemount?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR

Not on his humongous tower.  That much clearance will work with a Custom
Metalworks sidemount on a 45G or 25G but not on a tower with a 34" face.

Stan
w7ni@teleport.com


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