[TowerTalk] Tower mast..

[David Robbins K1TTT]

I want to know why all these questions about rotors at the base of the
tower?  For any decent sized tower the extra weight, assembly work, expense
of the pipe and proper fittings, thrust bearings, just to get a rotor where
you can reach it??  put the money into a decent rotor that is rated to
handle the antenna load instead.  


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Rhodes
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 23:07
> To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower mast..
> 
> Maybe I"m overlooking something but, where does the rotor go once you
> have the mast sitting on a steel ball in the base of the tower?
> 
> Mike / W8DN
> 
> Merlin-7 KI4ILB wrote:
> > I have been thinking about setting up my rhon 45 tower and have been
> dwelling a bit on the mast.
> >  I was thinking about having the mast go thru the tower all the way to
> ground level and placing the rotor there.
> >  I was also thinking about placing a big steel ball of somekind in the
> bottom of the mast that would rest in a divot at the towers base. That
> would take a lot of the weight load off of the Thrust Bearings.
> >
> >  What do you think?
> >  Joe
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