[TowerTalk] Big Rak and HDX-555

[Kent Olsen]

Ok Im sold! Im glad I went with the M2 Orion!

Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT


On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 12:33 PM Chuck Tifft via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> The real strain is on the tilt over fixture when the tower is not fully
> retracted. No big deal for the top section.
>
> W6RD
>
>
> On 8/26/2018 8:14 AM, Kent Olsen 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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