[TowerTalk] KT34A and no tower

[David Hachadorian]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Stembaugh" <radio.n9ljx at gmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 2:45 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] KT34A and no tower


>I am picking up a KLM KT34A tomorrow, but I have no tower 
>to mount it
> on yet.  How risky is just mounting it and the rotor 
> (hd-73) on a mast
> approximatley 27' in the air?  The 20' mast will be 
> mounted to the
> house at 3' and 18'.  The antenna will be approx 6' above 
> the rotor.
> Am I taking a bad risk or should I be OK for the short 
> term?  What is
> the minimum sized mast I should use below the rotor?
>
> The specs on the beam are 16' boom, 25' longest element, 
> and 45lbs.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> --scott

I wouldn't use a 6' mast above that little HD-73. The 
rotator can't handle it. Mount the beam immediately above 
the rotator.

If you put the rotator and beam right above the top house 
bracket, you can probably get away with a cheesy mast, such 
as chain link fence top rail. You could probably go 8 feet 
above the house bracket with a fairly substantial mast, such 
as 2" x 0.125" wall high carbon steel tubing, but you won't 
be able to find a piece 26' long.

You could probably get it higher with a roof tripod. Put it 
on a part of the house where the creaking, clanking and 
moaning won't bother you. Reinforce the roof trusses.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ











































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