[TowerTalk] Re: Long mast, intermediate bearing
Jon Barclay N5JA
N5JA@contesting.com
Mon, 06 Apr 1998 12:50:17 -0500
GORDENH1 wrote:
>
> i always thought the thrust bearing was to give the mast some side
> support and keep it from binding when the mast went thru the hole in the tower
> top plate??
Webster sez:
thrust bearing, Mach. a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to
the axis of revolution.
I interpret this to mean the "weight" of the mast/antenna.
73,
Jon
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