[Towertalk] Any glaring discrepancies?

Jerry Kincade w5kp@swbell.net
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:25:54 -0700


Sounds like a great setup, but I believe not enough rotator. If you do use a
Ham IV, buy several and be sure they are easy to change out, because IMHO
you will be doing it often.
73, Jerry W5KP

> After the fourth iteration I have made the 'final' decisions.  The Spring
> (?) antenna/tower project will consist of 70' AN Wireless tower (*massive*
> windloading spec!), TH7 at 5' above top of tower, Cushcraft A3WS w/30m
> add-on at 80', and 40m rotatable dipole at 85'.  All of this will be
> (hopefully!) turned by a HAM IV rotor using a <fill-in-the-type> 20' mast.
> (five feet of mast 'nested' in tower)