[TowerTalk] Big Rak and HDX-555

[Kent Olsen]

Phil

I considered the BigRak for my HDX572. My concerns were it would not fit
completely inside the tower like you. My biggest concern was tilting the
tower over to work on the antenna. With the top section not completely
nested you are putting a lot of strain on the smallest section of the tower
when tilted over. Will it hold? I dont know.

I went with the M2 Orion 2800 rotor. It fits in the tower completely. It
has been up for 3 years with a SteppIR DB36 with a NN4ZZ tilt plate. This
is a very heavy combo, I have not had a bit of trouble.

Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT


On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 4:13 PM Jim W7RY <jimw7ry at gmail.com> wrote:

> The rotor you have chosen is probably WAY to big for the tower? And way
> overkill?
>
> 73 jim w7ry
>
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> Sent from my wireless communicator
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> On Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 11:28 AM Phil Snyder <n9lah at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks
> >
> > I have inquired with the folks at Alfa and they tell me that the Big Rak
> > will fit inside my HDX-555 but the motor will hang out keeping me from
> > nesting the tower completely. I am alright with that. My question is for
> > anyone who has this combination. How easy was it to fit the rotor inside
> > the tower? Can the motor be detached from the rotor and refitted when it
> > is mounted inside the tower. Did it drop right in through one of the
> > cross braces without any problems?
> >
> > Just trying to address my concerns before the tower is laying down in
> > the yard.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Phil
> > N9LAH
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