I remember some years ago reading somewhere that you can buy rubber
inserts used to stiffening automobile coils springs that can be
attached to the tower legs where the side mounted antenna boom would
"bump". These cushion things instead of having the "bang" of
metal-to-metal contact. Never tried it but sounds like a good idea.
73, Stew K3ND
--- "Jim White, K4OJ" wrote:
>
> you wrote:
>
> "... and hence crashing into the tower?"
>
> ...well, several of our towers have survived
> multiple crashes over the
> years...
>
> It is not a big thing.....most rotors operate at 1
> RPM, it is my felling
> they "bump" - not crash...or for you NASCAR types,
> is that "rubbing"?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, K4OJ
> k4oj@tampabay.rr.com
>
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