For towers under 50ft there is another solution...run a pipe down to the
bottom of the tower and mount the rotor on the concrete pad. Easy
access for maint. and if you want you can let the antennas spin or lock
the mast pipe down with a steel cross bar clamped to the bottom tower
section legs.
David wrote:
>>Obviously , this might stress the rotor
>>given high winds - but it is unlikely
>>the yagis would rotate on the mast
>>
>
>Josh....looks like you answered your own questions....I think the answer
>amounts to asking yourself which you would prefer doing (presumably after a
>big wind):
>
>a) replacing a broken rotator
>b) loosening the clamps and turning the mast back to where it was
>
>The pin might keep the mast from moving, but the stress might break
>something in the rotator. Personally, I never pin.
>
>73,
>David, K4ZZR
>
>
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