[TowerTalk] K0XG Orbital Rotor on US Tower HDX589

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/12/2011 8:33:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Anyone out there with this configuration or mounted one  of these 
Orbital rotors (K0XG) on a crank-up before? I would like to exchange  ideas as 
this is my plan.


    Where are you proposing to mount it? I'd  say the only place you could 
mount it feasibly is on the bottom section. Any  other place and the added 
weight of this brute sidemount will exceed the  capacity of the tower 
immediately even with no antenna on it. .  


Montgomery County is an 85 MPH windspeed zone and  it's tough getting any 
crank-up with much capacity over 70 MPH. 
 
    If you proceed with this plan, be sure to keep  your homeowner's 
insurance paid up because you're going to need it.
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
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