[TowerTalk] Side mounting

Pete Smith n4zr@contesting.com
Thu, 04 Jan 2001 15:52:36 -0500


At 10:31 AM 1/4/01 EST, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
...
>    Two choices: 1) You need to go to 4L monobanders in order to get enough 
>space between the elements or 2) go to a TIC Ring. 
>
>    A TH7 will turn around 45G but I can't remember about the C31; I think 
>it's got 31 inches available. I don't know of any tribander that'll make it 
>around your tower. 

The C-3E has 54.5 inches available between the first driven element and the
10M reflector; if you're willing to offset the mast 15 inches or so you
could use it all.  Wouldn't that be enough for ~300 degrees rotation on a
swinging gate sidemount? 

73, Pete N4ZR
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