[TowerTalk] What rotor should I use

[Larry Loen]

What windload and weight do you want on top of this tower?

This should be mostly a matter of looking up the specs and picking from the
"qualified" if you have those answers.

I'm not even sure which "3 element Steppir" you are describing.


Larry Wo0Z

On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Joe Nuccio <k4nyy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a US Tower MA-40, a MARB and MAF. I also have a SteppIR 3-element
>
> beam. What rotor do I need?
>
>
> One knowledgeable person about rotors has suggested thatSteppIR's put a
>
> lot of torque back and forth on rotors. He thinks a HAM-IV will
> getdestroyed
> and a t2x is marginal
> for the 3 elSteppIR because of the 16' boom and 36'
>
> long elements even when mounted inside a
> tower on a rotor plate.  He wonders
>
> if a t2x can handle the rotation of the MA-40 tower and the SteppIR as
> well. He
> knows of many people using the MA-40 rotatable tower as I  want to do,
> but, they
> aren't adding a SteppIR on top. He suggests abigger rotor or smaller
> antenna.
>
> .
>
> I know some people who are using a HAM-IV to rotate a MA-40 tower, but,
> they do
> have smaller beams. Please let me have your experiences and suggestions.
>
> 73  Joe  K4NYY
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