[TowerTalk] Rotators again

[Pete Smith]

At 09:54 AM 6/14/2004, Joe SUbich, K4IK wrote:
> > However, I've often wondered why more hams don't use the trick that
> > seems to be universal on the TV trucks with the pneumatic masts --
> > they wind the coax around the mast instead of having a free-standing
> > loop.
>
>Unfortunately, all that winding around the mast is not rotation loop
>(it's the way the mast extension is handeld).  The lines (actually
>the "nycoil" conduit) are still attached firmly at the top/bottom of
>the mast.  There are separate rotation loops for the RF cable going
>to the microwave power amplifier (or transmitter) and the radio's
>power/control cables.


OK, I take your point, but coiling the feedline around the mast in the way 
I described certainly strikes me as neater and less prone to error than the 
traditional floppy rotator loop.


73, Pete N4ZR
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