Ok. Here's two more for you: 1) What's the best way to route cable at the top of the tower to allow rotation of the antenna/mast without damaging the cable and/or getting it hung up on something? FYI
I use LMR 400 and 600 on my towers with the extra -flex versions used for the pigtails. Typically I set it so that at max rotation there are two full turns laying on the tower top plate. With 540 de
I lay about a turn and a half around the thrust bearing. Secure the top one foot above on the mast, the bottom through a compression clamp, the type with the rubber inserts. The coax only needs to un
My full size 3 element 40M 3 element Yagi is mounted on a Tic Ring, just above the 100 foot guy level. This Tic Ring uses two support masts that support the boom guys of a large Yagi. I route the co
Why not fix the coax well above the Tic Ring, do the rotator loop there and then clamp the cable down the guy support of the beam? 73 Peter This has been a tough one for me. The worst possible arrang
The following coax routing arrangement has been trouble free for over three years at this and other installations. Position the ant. so it is pointed North (assuming you are using North centered rota
If the antenna has a piece of mast serving as a boom strut support, the best way is to put the loop above the ring, not below. This requires at least three feet of tower above the ring (i.e., it won
In my case, I routed the coax about 3 feet above the beam, with just enough length for 180 degree rotation either side from north. I had to experiment to find the right length where the coax did not