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1. [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: "Rick Kiessig" <kiessig@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:02:12 +1200; I understand that rotators are not designed to handle lateral loads, and that I should therefore have the rotator on one shelf, then a second shelf above that with a radial support bearing on it, to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00134.html (7,553 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:34:05 -0700; I bought an extra rotator plate with a 3" + a bit hole drilled in it and a saddle clamp welded to the plate. The intent was to have something to take the lateral force of the mast bottom and permit t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00135.html (8,852 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:37:21 -0400; I'd be a bit cautious about welding things to the side of a tower, but I don't know what type of tower you have. What type and size of tower do you have? Welding to tubing and galvanized tubing takes; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00136.html (9,011 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: john@kk9a.com; Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:52:47 -0400; I agree with Kurt, adding a bearing plate is the best approach for your tower. Here is one example: http://www.g0hwc.com/latest_projects.html GL, John KK9A I understand that rotators are not designed; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00137.html (7,591 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: Michael Tope <W4EF@dellroy.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:13:34 -0700; I think the cage pictured on the G0HWC website is the same cage sold in the U.K. by Tennamast http://stores.ebay.com/Tennamast?_trksid=p4340.l2563 Also, Greg Ordy W8WWV has a homebrew cage on his web; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00146.html (9,035 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cage design (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:56:49 -0700; For a wood telephone pole mounted A4S I built a similar, but longer, cage ala W8WWV. I made it about 3.5' long from rotator shelf to thrust bearing as to reduce the moment on the rotator (the antenna; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-06/msg00151.html (10,521 bytes)

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