[TowerTalk] Big Rak and HDX-555

[Kent Olsen]

I take that back, I had one small problem. The mast clamp on the Orion
rotor is a bad design and allowed the mast to slip. I replaced it with a
clamp from KF7P Metal Werks. All FB now!

Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT


On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 8:14 AM Kent Olsen <kilo6dko at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> Sent from my wireless communicator
>>
>> 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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