[TowerTalk] HY-GAIN HG-54HD AND ROTATORS

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/16/2010 12:01:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I have a dilemma. My Hy-Gain Tailtwister rotator is on  its last leg. I 
have on hand a Yaesu G-2800SDX but the bolt pattern is totally  different. I 
have the Yaesu manual but it does not contain a true template. I  really do 
not want to drill new holes with or without a template (unless this  the 
only option) and am wondering if other options exist. Thanks, in advance,  for 
your assistance. 
 
    They are both 4-hole patterns - the Yaesu one is  just slighter larger. 
You could use a big uni-bit (step drill) to really drill  them out and then 
use big washers to secure everything over the bigger holes.  

Rohn uses slotted holes so it'll accommodate both  but that won't help you, 
it's just the way it's done these days. You can  always take the plate to a 
machine shop and they can do it for you - and  precisely too. For what this 
tower is capable of, whatever you do will work  FB. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH