[TowerTalk] Three Fixed Tri-Band Beams on One Tower?

[Blake M.]

Better check the load rating of 25G.  All of FL is rated at 110mph (as we 
all know now).

Throw the traps in the can and make 3 monobanders out of the Al?

73,

Blake N4GI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "doc" <kd4e at verizon.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:19 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Three Fixed Tri-Band Beams on One Tower?


>I seem to have collected three Tri-Band HF beams.
> They are generic trapped beams, e.g. Mosley, HyGain,
> and Cushcraft.
>
> I am considering mounting them all on my Rohn 25 tower
> eliminating the need for a rotator.  (I will also
> have a couple of doublet wire antennas, a vertical,
> a sloper, and a long-wire to supplement the beams.)
>
> I could either mount them back-to-back on the three
> opposite faces of the tower, offset far enough so
> that there is at least 8-10 inches of separation
> between the tips of the reflector elements, OR
> I could stack them on the mast separated enough to
> try and minimize interaction.
>
> The tower is likely to be approx. 60 feet.
>
> (I understand that the back-to-back method would
> require extra supports for the beam masts from
> above and below.)
>
> Any experience on the list with either of these
> configurations?
>
> -- 
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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