[TowerTalk] Reality Check

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

This is what I meant.  You can fit a T2X inside a 25G section, but only if
you have some other access other than through the braces.  I tried for over
an hour to get a T2X 7' below the top of a 120' tower through the braces.
There was no way it would fit.  Sure it may fit through the top of the flat
top, but how do you do that with 20' of 1/4" mast, a 40-2CD over a 205BA
above the tower and 7' of mast inside without removing everything from the
tower?  You end up cutting a brace!

Mike, W1NR

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Stan or Patricia
Griffiths
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:13 PM
To: Jim; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Reality Check


Jim wrote:

> AHH....You are incorrect!
>
> I have my Tail Twister mounted at the bottom of the top section. (The
rotor
> shelf is actually mounted on the top of the next to the last section).
Fits
> fine....Had to cut no braces.
>
> In addition, The Rohn top sections with the flat bearing plate, have an
area
> near the top that has no cross braces. Tail Twister also fits there too.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY

I use the same mounting scheme for two T2X rotators on two of my towers
where
the T2X's are mounted in 25G.  I can see how you don't have to cut braces
but
only if you mount the rotator first and then mount the top section over the
top
of the rotator.  I think you will find you will have to do some cutting if
you
want to remove the rotator for service without removing the tower top
section
first.

Stan
w7ni@teleport.com




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