[TowerTalk] Ball bearing guy ring for mast

[Doug Rehman]

I occasionally see them on eBay; there's one listed there now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4672&item=5734672278&
rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

73,
Doug
K4DDR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill 
> VanAlstyne, W5WVO
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:29 AM
> To: _Mailing List Tower-Talk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Ball bearing guy ring for mast
> 
> Reposting this, now that the holiday weekend is over and more 
> guys are reading their mail...
> 
> I'm looking to install a telescoping mast (probably two 
> sections, about 18
> ft) in a smallish roof tower or tripod (details not worked 
> out yet) with the Yaesu rotator mounted near the base, such 
> that the whole mast will rotate. I want to add a ball bearing 
> guy ring near the top of the mast. I envision this as being 
> something that either clamps to the mast itself, or floats on 
> top of a clamp on the mast. But I don't know where to get 
> such a thing. I see the occasional reference to ball bearing 
> guy rings on various web pages, but have no source. Any help?
> 
> Bill / W5WVO