[TowerTalk] Side Mounting Yagi's

[Pete Smith]

Another technique I've seen used with bigger yagis is to mount a plate horizontally inside the tower with tabs u-bolted to all three legs.  A short tube supporting the yagi is then u-bolted to the plate at 90 degrees from the intended azimuth, and the usual boom-to-mast mount is used to attach the yagi to that.  The obvious advantages are that the load is distributed to all three legs and the azimuth is independent of the tower orientation.

73, Pete

At 08:47 AM 5/25/2006, J. Edward (Ed) Muns wrote:
>> If you don't want it aligned with a face, then I have no idea 
>> what the typical method is :-)
>
>In this case, I simply mount the Yagi to one tower leg, as you would to a
>mast.  Orient in the desired direction.  Then, I attach an angle iron (or
>aluminum) from the boom (with a U-bolt) to another tower leg (with a
>U-bolt).  For larger antennas, use more U-bolts.
>
>73,
>Ed - W0YK
>
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