- 1. [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale M. Schwartz" <dale@immlawfirm.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 17:22:19 +0000
- I just replaced my rotor (with a HAM-IV) on the bottom of my US Tower 55 flagpole with a SteppIR on top. The old rotor was off the tower for a few weeks and I suspect the wind blew the beam a little.
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 09:39:47 -0800
- Dave, In the past I've had that problem and was able to re-calibrate the rotor in the shack to show true North when the beam was pointed true North. Only problem was that then I had lost that 30-40 d
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 12:43:43 -0500
- Being that the rotor is at the bottom of the US Tower - why can't you loosen the rotor clamp, set the rotor controller (with the rotor hooked up to north then manually rotate the pole (form the groun
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: JOHN OWENS <ham38john@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 09:49:00 -0800 (PST)
- That is my recommendation also, and I think your only option. -John Owens - N7TK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Les Brown" <lesbrown@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 12:42:42 -0500
- Dale, Most rotor controllers have an offset for true north vs magnetic north. Why don't you just adjust this parameter? 73, Les VE3NNT I just replaced my rotor (with a HAM-IV) on the bottom of my US
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- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: JOHN OWENS <ham38john@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 10:03:32 -0800 (PST)
- I kinda don't think that is right. Besides, the offset btwn mag and true is unique to each location. - John Owens - N7TK _______________________________________________ ______________________________
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- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: Dave - W3NP <w3np@atlanticbb.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:05:16 -0500
- Loosen rotator mast clamp, check to see which direction the antenna is actually pointing, then move the controller to point to the same heading as the antenna and then tighten up clamps. (make sure t
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- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale M. Schwartz" <dale@immlawfirm.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 18:13:19 +0000
- HOHN AND TIM: How can I rotate the 900 pound pole by hand? K4ROZ [X] Dale M. Schwartz SCHWARTZ | POSEL Immigration Law Group Suite 450 RiverEdge One 5500 Interstate North Pkwy., NW Atlanta, GA 30328
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- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:16:05 -0500
- There is a bearing that holds all of the weight. I installed one of these poles last summer - rotation from the ground was easy - to perfectly line up the antenna with the rotor. 73 Tim K3LR --Origin
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- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale M. Schwartz" <dale@immlawfirm.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 18:28:38 +0000
- I think I could do it if I get a strap wrench. K3ROZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com ht
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- 11. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 10:45:23 -0800
- with a big strap wrench, or some rope and a piece of pipe. wrap the rope around the pole a bunch of times, then tie it off to the end of the pipe, and lean on the pipe. You'll only get tiny moves (s
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- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Les Brown" <lesbrown@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:53:28 -0500
- John, I don't understand why you think it isn't right. The magnetic north offset is a fixed offset for a given location. If your correct offset is let's say 10 degrees and you have a misaligned anten
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- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:11:52 -0500
- Simply put, the Hy-Gain controller does not have a correction for magnetic north and the Hy-Gain rotators have only 360 degree rotation. If the antenna is 30 degrees off alignment and one adjusts the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-01/msg00015.html (11,933 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 11:12:08 -0800
- My rotators were set by lining them up with the shadow of the tower at solar noon. That time can easily be found for any location with a google search. At that time, I laid a piece of PVC conduit on
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- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale M. Schwartz" <dale@immlawfirm.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 19:57:42 +0000
- I have a Green Heren controller on order. Will that make any difference? Dale/K4ROZ [X] Dale M. Schwartz SCHWARTZ | POSEL Immigration Law Group Suite 450 RiverEdge One 5500 Interstate North Pkwy., NW
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- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@largeriver.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:01:01 -0600
- Pipe wrench. 73 Gary K4FMX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
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- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: kj6y--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 20:03:46 +0000 (UTC)
- with a big strap wrench, or some rope and a piece of pipe. wrap the rope around the pole a bunch of times, then tie it off to the end of the pipe, and lean on the pipe. You'll only get tiny moves (s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-01/msg00019.html (10,583 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: JOHN OWENS <ham38john@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 12:08:37 -0800 (PST)
- You will end up loving it. I have one driving my Orion Rotator (really good rotator) and have been using it for about 2 years now. Love it. - John Owens - N7TK _______________________________________
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- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: Dave - W3NP <w3np@atlanticbb.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 15:21:16 -0500
- It absolutely will....Just go to the first menu option called "calibrate" and set the Green Heron to read the position that you antenna is currently at. No need to do anything outside except verify t
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- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@largeriver.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:39:00 -0600
- But as Joe said, that rotor has only 360 degrees of rotation. You can make the controller look right but you will not be able to make that last 30 degree, or whatever it is off, as the rotor will onl
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-01/msg00024.html (16,045 bytes)
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