[TowerTalk] Latteral load capability of T2X in mast mounted

[john at kk9a.com]

By testing purposes maybe he means conTESTING purposes where a rotator would
be very useful:)

I agree that is a lot of bending moment on the rotator lifting it up,
especially if the mast is long. With any crank-up I have always installed
the antenna after the tower was vertical but cranked down.  Being low and
with no obstructions below it is really quite easy to do.

John KK9A



To:	<towertalk at contesting.com>, "Jeff Blaine" <jeff at ac0c.com>,
"Jeff Blaine" <Jeff.Blaine at epak.com>
Subject:	[TowerTalk] Latteral load capability of T2X in mast mounted
From:	"Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
Date:	Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:20:14 -0700


###  With 200 lbs much above the T2x, the bending moment on the rotor assy  
will be massive.   Think of it as a big TQ wrench.  2 ft X 200 lbs = 400 ft 
labs.  Do you really require the rotor  for the testing application ?   What

might work easier, 
is to just use 1-2 bearings in the top of the tower,  with a short piece of 
mast above the tower.    Then the mast is free to rotate 360 degs.   Mount
the 
yagi onto the mast, as close to the top of the tower as you can.  Then with 
some rope onto
the boom, say at the end of the boom, or towards the  end of the boom.
Then 
in the upright position, you will be able to orient the yagi in whatever 
direction you want.  Then raise the tower to desired height, and increase
slack 
on rope of course. 
We did just this at several past field day events, on both crank up, and
also 
guyed towers.   Walk with rope in hand to desired yagi azimuth heading, then

tie down the rope.    No need for a rotor  for a temp set up. 

##  The real trick will be.... with the tower in horz position, mounting the

yagi onto the mast.   The eles of the yagi cant be 90 degs to the mast,  or
the 
tips will be embedded into the dirt.  Eles will have to be inline with the 
tower.   If the els are really long, like a 30M yagi, then you also have to 
worry about the nested height of the tower  vs  one half of the 30M ele
length. 
  Once tower is moved to the vert position, somebody is gonna have to go up 
there, then rotate the boom clamp assy, by 90 degs so the eles are parallel
to 
the dirt. 

Jim   VE7RF