[TowerTalk] Ring-Rotors

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)]

I just bought a used crank up tower that was set up
with a General TIC ring rotator at the top of the 3rd
section.  There was a beam there and another at the top.
The rotator has inserts that stick into the tubing
for the section it is mounted on and additionally
has clamps on the outside.  The vertical truss support
on the lower Yagi was replaced by dual vertical supports
a few feet apart (either side of the TIC ring boom clamp).
The top yagi needs to be on a high enough mast
so it doesn't interfere with the truss of the lower Yagi when the
tower is cranked down.  The only problem reported
was getting the rotators pointed in exactly the
same direction.  The TIC ring vendor provided good customer support.

Rick N6RK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Al Williams
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:55 PM
> To: Al Williams; Towertalk at contesting.com; Chuck Sudds
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ring-Rotors
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Williams" <alwilliams at olywa.net>
> To: <Towertalk at contesting.com>; "Chuck Sudds" <chuck at dxham.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ring-Rotors
>
> correction to my original question follows"
>
> Also, has anyone put a tic type ring-rotor, or sidemount, or swinging
> (i.e. any method that will allow rotating two beams independently on
> a crankup-- where one beam is at the top of the crankup and the
> other beam is down on one of the lower sections.
>
> If so, how was it accomplished and what problems were encountered?
>
> k7puc
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Sudds" <chuck at dxham.net>
> To: <Towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:49 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Ring-Rotors
>
>
> Greetings
>
> Has anyone ever made a "ring rotor" similar to the TIC, where you can
> rotate an antenna that is mounted part way up a tower?  I know you could
> rotate the entire tower but that is not an option in this case.  Just
> wondering, since the TIC rotors are quite expensive.
>
> Chuck  KØTVD
>
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