You can install a piece of steel angle with u-bolts in the same location as
the rung you removed and not worry about it.
73,
dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Parry" <BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ham4 into 25g??
> When my tower went up in 2001 I knew that I was going to have to replace
> the
> T2X from time to time. After fooling with putting the rotator into the
> tower
> and talking to some guys that have done this same thing, I decided to cut
> a
> rung at the location of the rotator. I also installed 2 thrust bearings
> instead of one, so that the bottom of the mast doesn't move around during
> the work. I am sure that cutting the rung in the tower compromises the
> strength of the tower but I haven't read or heard of this causing any
> serious problems and I know that it is done fairly often.
>
> I keep an extra rebuilt T2X in my attic for emergencies. I have had the
> T2X
> replaced 2 times (not absolutely necessary) and the tower fellow does the
> work alone and "in no time".
>
> You might want to be sure and plan how you are going to replace your
> rotator
> while the tower is on the ground rather than figure it out when it is up
> in
> the air.
>
> Bill, W5VX
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>>bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Julio Peralta
>>Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 8:08 AM
>>To: 'Clint Talmadge'; TOWERTALK@contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ham4 into 25g??
>>
>>Be very careful about mounting a rotor between 2 straight sections if
>>you have a problem with the rotor you will have to remove the antennas
>>and mast to disassemble the tower to remove the rotor for service or cut
>>a rung.
>>
>>Julio, W4HY
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Clint Talmadge
>>Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 6:47 PM
>>To: Steve Litwins; TowerTalk@contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ham4 into 25g??
>>
>>
>>I don't think it will fit without cutting a brace, which you do not want
>>to
>>do. However, I am curious why you would want to have all that mast down
>>in
>>the tower where it will twist in the wind. If the mast is overly long,
>>let
>>it stick out the top and mount the antennas low on it, just over the
>>tower.
>>I saw one installation where the fellow had a 20' mast with about 6'
>>above
>>the bearing. A Sommer antenna with about a 16' boom would wind that
>>mast up
>>and we would watch the end of boom move in a 45 degree swing, back and
>>forth
>>till the oscillations died down.
>>
>>my 2 cents and worth every penny you paid for it. ;^)
>>Clint - W5CPT
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Litwins" <litwins2@cox.net>
>>To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 5:11 PM
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] ham4 into 25g??
>>
>>
>>> TT-ers...is it possible to get a Ham IV into a 25g down in the
>>> bracing? I wud like to mount the rotor abt 1/2 way dn in the top
>>> section, but it does not seem to fit in through the bracing (too fat).
>>
>>> Anybody worked out this puzzle? 73/dx steve, k8wk
>>> **********
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