[TowerTalk] Rotor choices today?

[Steve]

Hi Bob, I would recommend the Big Boy rotators, they are built pretty beefy
but also hard to get. I would also recommend that you buy the heavy duty
Trylon tower with the largest bottom section. I would also recommend that
you mount the rotator at the base of the tower to eliminate torsional loads
from the tower. A friend bent a HD Trylon with an array that was close to
max specification and had to do a quick replacement of the bent section. He
was lucky the tower stayed up. I would also recommend that you go with a
medium to high tensile  strength steel mast unless your mast is 3 inches or
larger.

gl with the tower project es happy new year Steve

Bob - KF9YH wrote:

> I have moved to a new location and finally got a few acres. I am
> able to put up a decent tower now (Going to be a Trylon Titan
> 72 or 80 footer). I have 16' of .25 wall T-6061 tubing I'd like to
> use for the mast along with 2 thrust bearings.
>
> I currently have a Ham IV rotor that I used at the old QTH. It
> isn't up to the loads of the new system.
>
> I am putting up an F12 C-31XR at the top and an EF240 above it.
> A couple of VHF antennas will be above that. I am side mounting
> my old C-3 at about 55'. Along with the mast and a vertical at the
> top, the wind load will be approx. 20 sq. ft. I want a little cushion in
> there, too.
>
> Without breaking the bank, what would be a good rotor choice for
> my setup? I am in NW Indiana, and do get some pretty good ice
> loads (Maybe 2 or 3 a winter). So far, I have looked at the Yaesu
> G-1000SDX and the Yaesu 2800. I don't think a Tailtwister gives
> me enough cushion to do the job (Plus, they seem to be scarce
> nowadays). I have looked through the archives, but everyone's
> setup is different.......
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bob - K9YH
>
> kf9yh@netnitco.net
>
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