Hi Gary, out at the end of the IIX RM-16 sidemount (swinging gate mount) are
two 2"
u bolts to mount the antenna pipe, which can be above , below, or both
directions and
will hold your beam below ok. I know of amateurs who have mounted stacked six
meter beams in this fashion.........Doug, W9IIX
Gary A. Nieborsky PE wrote:
> I'm starting into next years tower projects and want to know if anyone has
> tried this:
>
> I want to move my TIC rotor down to rotate a second KT34XA but to do so
> means side mounting my 40-2CD (which now rotates on the TIC) on a swinging
> gate contraption. Unfortunately the existing TIC position is right above
> the top guy mount and to keep the existing boom height I think I'll need to
> mount the side mount bracket above the guy bracket and hang the beam below
> the rotor.
>
> Forgive the artwork......AutoCAD is my choice of drawing media.
>
> |
> |
> |----|
> | | <------ sidemount swinging thingy
> | |
> | |________
> | | |
> |----| |
> | \ O <------ 40-2CD
> | \
> | \
> | \
> \
> \
>
> Anybody done this? Does the IIX mount allow for this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73 Gary K7FR
>
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