[TowerTalk] ALIGNING ANTENNA

N4ZR n4zr at comcast.net
Fri Jan 1 20:09:48 EST 2021


Anyone else been on Towertalk since before even CQContest, and remembers 
the mammoth threads on True North?

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/1/2021 12:22 PM, Dale M. Schwartz wrote:
> I just replaced my rotor (with a HAM-IV) on the bottom of my US Tower 55’ flagpole with a SteppIR on top. The old rotor was off the tower for a few weeks and I suspect the wind blew the beam a little.
>      Now my bearings are about 30-40 degrees off. So when my controller says I am pointed due North, the beam is actually pointed NNW.
>      I know we could lower the tower and repoint the beam. But I’m looking for suggestions on how to reorient the antenna from the ground.
>       Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>       HAPPY NEW YEAR!
>                   Dale/K4ROZ
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