[TowerTalk] Rotator mast mount

[K8RI on TT]

On 4/29/2011 2:50 AM, John Lemay wrote:
> This might be a silly question, because I'm not familiar with the Ham IV -
> but how do you avoid having a senior moment and trying to rotate it too far
> ?

Limit switches and/or a programmable controller.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> John G4ZTR
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotator mast mount
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> Anyone have any recommendations for mounting a Ham IV atop a 2" mast
> section.    I'm building a standoff mount on one of my towers for a 3
> element SteppIR.   I've got some 2" angle iron that I'm going to bolt in
> place of 2 sets of steps on my AB-105 tower.   This will allow for about a
> 4' piece of mast held about 10-12" from the tower.
>
> Now I just need to track down a mount for the Ham IV.   I should get about
> 100 degrees or so of azimuth.   Together with the 180 feature of the SteppIR
> it should do the trick for JA/CA mults and for keeping the US off my QRG
> when I've got the big boys pointed at EU.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> 73,
> Guy, N7ZG 		 	   		
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