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1861
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Post Number: 408
Registered: 2-2004


Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 2:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I,M GOING TO MOUNT A M 103 USING A HEAVY DUTY TV ANTENNA ROTATOR , I FIGURE THE LONGER THE MAST FROM ROTATOR TO ANTENNA THE HARDER IT WILL BE ON THE ROTATOR . MY QUESTION , HOW SHORT SHOULD THIS PIECE OF MAST BE ? I WAS THINKING 2 OR 3' BUT NOT SURE .
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Airplane1
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Post Number: 653
Registered: 5-2004


Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If your running the 103 flat you can put rotor right above the rotor, like just a few inches.

AP
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Road_warrior
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Post Number: 1053
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Rotors are not made to hold the whole weight
of any antenna/mast. Smaller antennas you may get away with it for awhile.
Good Luck!
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Thehobo
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Post Number: 38
Registered: 2-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 1:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1861, most rotors have listed in there spec sheet just how much weight they will take on the rotor itself!! i believe that if your just going to use a 3 eleament beam, the heavy duty tv type rotor will carry it!! thats if your going to use it on the flat side, then it only takes about 6 inches clearance for this set up?? how ever, if your going to use your beam on the veritical side, you need about a 10 foot piece of pipe as to get the eleaments out of the rotor interferance, and that wood require a bell rotor or one of the heavier types of others?? the wind load wood be pretty hard on the tv type rotor as its not made for that type of use!! hope this helps some??

thehobo
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monitor ch.
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Road_warrior
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Post Number: 1054
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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, it will carry it, but, only on borrowed
time. What i'm trying to say is a rotor
should be used with a Thrust Bearing to keep
weight off the rotor. And the rotor should
have more wind load strength than the
wind load of the antenna. At least Horz mounting won't catch as much wind as Vert. mounting.

JIM/PA/CEF 375
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1861
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Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

THANKS , LOOKS LIKE MAYBE I,LL RE THINK PUTTING UP A BEAM . ATLEAST FOR NOW
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Airplane1
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Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 8:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

boy I need to wake up, I ment to say if you mount 103 flat you can put the rotor just a few inches below the antenna. The wind load of rotor needs to be as much as or more than the antenna wind load. if you mount it vertical then you will need a bigger rotor than a tv ant rotor unless you get a thrust bearing like RW said.
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Unit199
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Post Number: 212
Registered: 8-2003


Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 5:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I ran a M-103 on a heavy duty tv rotor for 2 years with no thrust bearing and a three foot pipe above rotor and never had any problems. I gave the rotor and control to a friend and he has a 10 element 2 meter beam on it now and it is still working.

HARVE

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