[TowerTalk] rohn 25 and yaesu rotator

[Bill Hinkle]

Steve, You can take a rotor plate and drill it for the thrust bearing,
mount it the top of the pointy top section where you would usually mount
the rotor. You then can mount another rotor plate at the top of the next
section down and use a 20 foot mast. Makes it so you can R and R the
rotor, as long as you don't have one of the big ones. Also had a flat top
section on another tower and I fabricated a bracket to hold the mast
right above the rotor so I could R and R the rotor on that one also. Hope
this helps someone out on my favorite reflector.
                                                                        
73, All and Happy New Year
                                                                         
         Bill KB3AUG
                                                                         
         Riverton, WV
                                                                         
         Pendeleton County

> On Thu, 1 Jan 1998 11:48:25 EST K7LXC <K7LXC@aol.com> writes:
>In a message dated 98-01-01 09:44:34 EST, w7ni@teleport.com writes:
>
>> I am conused by this remark, Steve, since I have TWO Tailtwisters 
>installed
>>  in 25G and don't remember having to do anything special to get them 
>in
>>  there.  I just bolted them in place exactly like I would bolt a Ham 
>IV in 
>> there.
>
>    Okay, here goes. A TailTwister will fit in Rohn 25G sections that 
>don't
>have a diagonal brace in them; i.e. 25AG tapered top sections, BAS25G
>bearing/accessory shelf and 20BG. A T2X won't fit inside a straight 
>section
>because the case bolt ears will hit the diagonals. It also won't fit 
>through
>the diagonals for installation whereas a Ham IV will JUST fit through 
>the
>braces. 
>
>     The disadvantages of a tapered top section are that they won't 
>take a
>thrust bearing and only allow a couple of feet of mast inside the 
>tower. In
>other words, a short mast only - not one of the 20 footers. 
>
>     My original comment 
>
>>      A TailTwister won't fit into 25G (there are a couple of ways to 
>install
>>one so it's not impossible, just unlikely) 
>
>sort of alluded to this without any specifics. My apologies for the 
>confusion.
>I'm going by memory here since I don't have a T2X to take outside and 
>try.
>Maybe I'm confusing this with BX. The bottom line is to make sure all 
>your
>hardware is compatible before committing to it. 
>
>73,  Steve K7LXC
>
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