- 1. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:37:35 -0500
- Can anyone point me to a picture or diagram that has a mast to boom mount that will allow the boom to tilt over so that the elements on the ends of the boom are accessible from lower on the tower? I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00616.html (7,875 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: K7NV@contesting.com (Kurt Andress)
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 17:04:28 -0700
- Hi Mike, The PVRC mount shown in CH 22 of the ARRL Antenna Book does this. But, I'd recommend that it not be left in place all the time. The mast-to-boom offset creates a ton of torque when the boom
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00617.html (8,486 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: montytaylor@texoma.net (x)
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:56:55 -0500
- Mike, If I recall, on my HyGain 204-BA 4 element mono-bander, it had a die-cast boom-to-mast mounting bracket that allowed you to tilt the antenna down, but it was primarily designed to help with the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00618.html (9,151 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: steve@oakcom.com (Steve Maki)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:53:21 -0400
- A heavy duty tilt mount can be made from two pieces of steel channel, four bolts & nuts, & two u-bolts. Exact dimensions depend on antenna and boom size of course. The channel should have deep non ta
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00626.html (8,710 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:05:51 -0500
- Thanks for all the replies, I knew about the PVRC mount just didn't know where to go to see it! Mike W9RE List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging ge
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00627.html (7,541 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:37:03 -0400
- There have been several tilt a boom designs. The first was thje W4GL all driven arrays back in the 50's with tilt a boom design. W4GL may have a lock on the name at the time. Hy-gain used a tilt a bo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00641.html (8,791 bytes)
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