Eric:
Yet another alternative is to use a stack of SS washers between the
bottom of the rotator housing and the mounting plate. I used this
arrangement for my Trylon and T2X; five washers gave me enough clearance for
my thin control cable.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
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From: n4kg@juno.com <n4kg@juno.com>
To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>; wd3q@erols.com
<wd3q@erols.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Template for CDE Rotator Needed
>Another alternative is to mount the rotor on standoffs,
>oversize nuts can be used around the mounting bolts.
>This allows the cable to come out under the rotor,
>facilitating removal for service without having to first
>remove the cable.
>
>Tom N4KG
>
>On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 "Eric Rosenberg" <wd3q@erols.com> writes:
>>
>> My new (to me) roof tower has a solid (i.e., no holes) mounting
>> plate for a Yaesu rotator, which has its control cable coming
>> out the side.
>>
>> I use a TR-44 rotator, so I need to (have a metal shop) cut a
>> hole in the plate for the control cable to run through to the
>> bottom of the rotator.
>>
>> Where can I find a template for the rotor?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Eric W3DQ
>> Washiongton, DC
>>
>>
>>
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