Chris,
Impressive rover-thanks for the links!!
The picture shows your rotator and mast without a thrust bearing, if I
am not mistaken. I assume you're using a design that does not exceed any
force limits. I don't have much experience with portable/roving VHF/UHF
operation, so I appreciate your help!
I am considering using a rotator with my Penninger mast and am
investigating possible thrust bearing configurations.
I'll only mount three or four Directive Systems (7 foot booms-144, 222 and
432) beams on that mast.
Thanks!
Jay, K2ZT
On Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 4:25 PM Chris Lumens <chris@lumensoutdoors.org> wrote:
> >Is anyone else using Penninger masts?
> >
> >I operate portable on top of the Niagara (Lockport) Escarpment in
> Cambria,
> >NY.
> >
> >I use a Penninger Radio, 24 ft. mast supported by a Penninger two inch
> >trailer hitch mount tipper. It is not a guick set up, but it is robust and
> >safe.
> >
> >Again, for me, it takes time to assemble the hitch mount, 3 eight foot
> >sections of aluminum mast (1/4 in. wall), and 3 guy lines, but it supports
> >my Directive Systems beams.
>
> Yes, I use Penninger stuff for my rover. I used to use the hitch mount
> tipper on my car, but tilting up that much mast, coax, and eight bands
> worth of antennas was too slow for the type of roving I prefer. It also
> seemed dangerous to walk up by hand and involved spending time on a
> ladder.
>
> I have since bought a truck and rearranged how I am doing things:
>
> https://www.lumensoutdoors.org/~chris/rover1.jpg
> https://www.lumensoutdoors.org/~chris/rover2.jpg
>
> That's all still Penninger mast. However, the rear mast is now on a
> rotator that's bolted down to a pallet and then guyed to the truck bed.
> I only have to attach the top 222 MHz antenna when I stop, and I can do
> that while standing on the bed. No more ladder.
>
> The front mast is just being supported by something I whipped up the
> night before a rove. My future plan is to add a front-mounted hitch
> receiver on the truck and use the Penninger tipper there. I can also
> set that up from the ground, too.
>
> I've timed myself and I can go from pulling into the parking space to
> operating in about eight minutes. There's another eight minutes of work
> on the other side of the activation.
>
> If I were operating portable from a single location or maybe two,
> instead of roving from six or seven locations in a weekend, I might do
> something differently. This seems to be working for me though.
>
> --
> Chris Lumens - KG6CIH
> Hike * MTB * XC Ski * Haskell
> Research - Experimentation - Testing - More Testing
>
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