[TowerTalk] Mast length in and out of tower

[john at kk9a.com]

It depends on your wind load and placement of the antennas plus how much
lateral force your rotator can withstand. I do not have an engineering
degree nor do I know the details of your system so I cannot advise but I
will say that I have always put 1/3 in the tower and 2/3 out and never had
an issue. I am not a fan of climbing masts, especially a 2" one, so 14'
sticking out would be plenty for me.

John KK9A


To:	TowerTalk at contesting.com
From:	Chris Hoelzle W7MI
Date:	Mon, 8 Oct 2018 11:45:59 -0700

I bought one of the DX Engineering super heavy duty 2" Masts. It is 22 feet
long.

My question is: How many feet inside the tower and how many feet above?

My initial thoughts were to have 8 feet inside the tower going to an Orion
M2800 Rotor and then 14 feet up out of the tower.

Is there any set formula?

Thanks

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W7MI
Chris Hoelzle
Bandon, OR
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