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Re: [TowerTalk] G-800SA capability

To: "Mark Brown" <kb0pyo@direcway.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G-800SA capability
From: "Frank Mayer" <domino@worldlynx.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:09:26 -0500
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Read your specifications.  You severely overloaded your rotor.  Calculating 
your K factor is crucial.  It takes into account not only wind area but boom 
length.  It's all in the owners manual.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Brown 
  To: towertalk@contesting.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:36 AM
  Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] G-800SA capability


  My G800 trashed the gears in 3 years turning 2 33 foot long 2 meter yagis,
  maybe 6 square feet of windload total.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
  [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Pete Smith
  Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:38 AM
  To: towertalk@contesting.com; Jim White
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G-800SA capability


  I think that is probably a bit much.  My G-800SA is on a swinging gate
  side-mount, turning a Force 12 C-3E, and I find it occasionally will stall
  as the beam goes through the point at which the side-mount arm is
  perpendicular to the prevailing wind.  This only happens with wind > 30
  miles an hour, but I think it is an indication that the torque of the motor
  is limited.  I would anticipate problems turning that much wind area under
  some circumstances, and the possibility of damage to the brake, although
  mine has not shown any tendency to drift so far.

  73, Pete N4ZR

  At 09:23 AM 1/20/04 +0100, on4kj wrote:

  >Jim,
  >
  >Use only ONE heavy beam on top, and stay under ONE foot about the top.
  >
  >Jos on4kj
  >
  >
  >----- Original Message -----
  >From: "Jim White" <jim@coloradosatellite.com>
  >To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
  >Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 AM
  >Subject: [TowerTalk] G-800SA capability
  >
  >
  > > I'm about to put up a TK-34 and XM240 (strengthened) on a USTowers
  > > HDX572.  I have a new Yeasu G-800SA that was going elsewhere but never
  > > used.  Question is, will the G800 handle those two antennas?  There are
  >two
  > > thrust bearings above the rotor on this tower.  2" heavy duty steel
  mast.
  > >
  > > Jim
  > > jim@coloradosatellite.com
  > > wd0e@amsat.org
  > >
  > >
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