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Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower IV-16 Inverted V mount issues

To: Eric Dobrowansky K2WD <k2wd@comcast.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower IV-16 Inverted V mount issues
From: Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:49:52 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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I have one and stopped using it, even though I greased it and the mast,  due to 
the friction/pressure on the mast for the beam and extra load on the rotator. 
Have gone to a fixed steel crossmember to hold my 80M inv V.
Best - alan K9MBQ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Dobrowansky K2WD <k2wd@comcast.net>
>Sent: Jul 19, 2010 5:12 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower IV-16 Inverted V mount issues
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>  Anyone using the US Tower IV-16 inverted V bracket?  
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>I have one installed here, and have already seen it spin around approx.  
>90-120 degrees  while rotating the antenna stack, and it almost yanked my 
>dipole to shreads.   
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>Has anyone experienced this, and solved it, by using some sort of lubricant 
>between the mast and IV mount?   Maybe grease like that which is put into the 
>thrust bearing via the fitting? Or some other sort of lubricant? 
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>Otherwise,    I think I will be lowering the tower and moving the dipole 
>pulley off the IV16 and re-attaching it to one of the cross-members of the 
>upper section.  I used that method on my last tower for years. Just need an 
>extra hand to hold the ropes away from the tower face when raising or lowering 
>the tower. But at least you can turn the antenna stack without the fear of 
>tearing up the wire antennas.   Then, the next time I bring the tower 
>horizontal, trash the darn IV-16..... 
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>Eric 
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>K2CB 
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