I would brace it. I use three kayak tie-down straps or a couple of
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> 73/Jon
>
> Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K
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> On Sep 6, 2023, at 3:48 AM, Rob <Rob@drumon.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Group,
>
> I need to replace the TailTwister rotor. It is about 3 feet down from the
> top. My antenna stack consists of a 20 foot 2" CM mast with a 4 element
> SteppIR at about 15" above the top plate with a 13 element 2m beam up several
> feet and topped with a 27 element 70cm beam which weigh very little. So most
> of the weight is the mast and SteppIR which I figure is around 200 pounds. To
> replace the rotor, I need to lift the mast up a couple inches to lift it off
> the top of the rotor.
> There are 2 plates at the top of the LM354 spaced about 6" apart tied
> together with a 6" tube that the mast slides through and is slightly larger
> in diameter than the 2" mast so it is fairly snug.
> So my question is that if I were to pull up the mast, and removing the
> rotor clamp, will the 6" tube be rigid enough to keep the stack from leaning
> too far from vertical? My hope is that since the majority of the weight is
> near the top of the tower, there is not an excessive amount of force to want
> to tilt it over. Is that what this tube is designed for?
> Or is this not strong enough and I need to design a temporary bracket of
> some sort or maybe nylon straps around the mast and each leg just above the
> rotor to keep it centered?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob K6DQ
>
> it won't want to
>
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