In a message dated 5/20/2010 2:06:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> I am considering side-mounting a 10m LJ-105CA at the 38ft level, which
is the top of the second section of a HDX-589.??? Does anyone know of
someone selling a pre-fabricated bracket that will fit the UST, or has anyone
fabricated some sort of bracket that will attach to the top of a UST tower
section?? I was thinking of taking measurements of the inner diameter of the
section's two legs on one side, then having some sort of "pins" slightly
smaller than the inner diameter welded to an aluminum or steel plate, which
could then use U-bolts to hold the boom of the yagi.? Sort of how I have
seen a TIC-Ring rotor attached to someone's UST awhile back.?? Is TIC-Ring
still around??? I really don't need a rotor for this yagi, as I was planning
on leaving it fixed towards Europe, but I am not opposed to a TIC-Ring.
I don't know of any specific solution to your problem but I've thought
about using the top of the tower legs for small antenna sidemounts. The
mount would be 2 vertical pieces that would slide into the top of 2 of the
vertical legs and be welded to a triangular piece of steel where the rotator
would sit. It's basically gravity held and for smallish antennas should
work FB. I wouldn't recommend welding something to the tower itself for
several reasons.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
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