[TowerTalk] Pole Mount for Beam Antenna

Bob Nielsen nielsen at oz.net
Fri Apr 27 14:46:34 EDT 2007


I remember K6EWL showing me something like that which his father  
(W6CN?) had in Los Angeles back in the 1950s.  I suspect it would be  
fairly straightforward to mount a Glen Martin Hazer <http:// 
www.glenmartin.com> on a pole, although it is designed to be used  
with a tower.

73,
Bob, N7XY

On Apr 27, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Garry wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions of what to use to mount a beam on a
> wooden pole where you can raise and lower the antenna? I saw something
> years ago which was some type of rail arrangement on each side of a  
> pole
> that held a platform that held the rotor and thrust bearing. It was
> raised and lowered using a boat winch if I remember correctly.
>
> Any ideas will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Garry - WR4R



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