Bill wrote:
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> One thing I have done with my own tower is to build a triangular bracket
> which is attached at the base plate of the rotator. The bracket is
> attached to the tower legs so that each leg of the bracket is attached
> to two legs of the tower. This give a longer moment arm for the guys to
> pick up the rotational moments of the antenna system. Even better would
> be to create a "Y" in the guys near the top so that the moment from the
> rotator is picked up at an angle on the base thus increasing the
> effectiveness of the guys in resisting rotational moments.
The best method for rotational resistance is to run double guys up to
your "star" bracket. My 190' Rohn 80 has 2 levels of double guys with
star brackets and is engineered for four full blown cell sites, (48)
1-5/8" feedlines, plus 2 full size 40 meter beams.
I can't quite see how a Y in the guy near the top will resist rotation
very much...
Steve K8LX
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