[TowerTalk] mast weight = a non issue!

[Roger L. Elowitz]

Hi Stan,

Read with fascination you post on shimming and mounting the HyGain / CDE
rotators. There's only one thing I think you omitted and that has to do with
all us guys who DON'T use thrust bearings or mount their rotors on brackets
inside their towers. 

For a "top-of-the-mast" type of mounting situation....(small beams and such)
I believe that the shimming is totally unnecessary but, it is recommended
that the load be kept within 6-inches of the rotator to reduce the leveraged
loading on the rotor bearings.

Since I'm no expert on these things perhaps someone can back me up.

Roger, K2JAS  


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