Hi Frank
That is what I have decided today to do is use my
Rohn25 tower instead of the mast. I will use the mast
for a TitanDX Vertical I have with the counter poise.
I think this will be a better choice after yours and
others responses.
Thanks for the feedback
Bob AD5VJ
--- donovanf@starpower.net wrote:
> Bob,
>
> The cast aluminum Ham 4 lower mast mount W I L L
> F A I L if you install a 10 foot steel mast and
> beam above it.
>
> You can mount a long mast with a top-mounted beam on
> a Ham 4, but only
> if the Ham 4 is mounted inside a tower, and the mast
> is supported above
> the rotator.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
>
> >AD5VJ Bob wrote:
>
> >> I worked on getting my beam higher this weekend
> and came upon a clitch after a whole days work
> getting everything prepared to go up.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a 22' (very strong) fiberglass push up
> mast to which I mounted my Ham 4 Rotor, and then
> mounted a 10 foot section of
> >> galvanized steel pipe to the top of the rotor
> hoping to get 30 feet or so in height out of the
> whole thing.
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
>
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ
Old calls: WB5ZQU/WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
http://www.ad5vj.com/
Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
10X#-37210, SMIRK#-5177
FISTS#-12637, SKCC#-2369
NAQCC#-1966, FP#-1141, RARS#-149
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|