I'm contemplating antennas and a tower at the new homestead and I have a question.
If I can figure out how to mount an elevation rotator at the top of a pole and have the azimuth rotator rotating said pole from the tower would I have any problems with putting a small HF tri-band beam on the pole, below the elevation rotator, and then mount all my satellite antennas to the elevation rotator's pole? Has anyone done a combination like this?
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
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Eric,
Yes, it can be done, but you'll have to mount the el rotor high enough up the mast for the sat antennas to clear the HF antenna at 90 degree elevation. I had a set up like this and it worked fine. The only down side is if you need to work on the sat antennas, you'll have to loosen the el rotor and slide it down the mast to a more comfortable (and safer) level. If you haven't already purchased sat antennas, consider ones that can be 'end' mounted to minimize the required clearance.
Tom, WA9AFM/5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Christensen" eric@christensenplace.us To: "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting antennas on a tower
I'm contemplating antennas and a tower at the new homestead and I have a question.
If I can figure out how to mount an elevation rotator at the top of a pole and have the azimuth rotator rotating said pole from the tower would I have any problems with putting a small HF tri-band beam on the pole, below the elevation rotator, and then mount all my satellite antennas to the elevation rotator's pole? Has anyone done a combination like this?
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
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Good point! I have one antenna that I was going to use but end mounting all the antennas would be best. Thanks for the info.
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
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Thomas M. Webb wrote:
Eric,
Yes, it can be done, but you'll have to mount the el rotor highenough up the mast for the sat antennas to clear the HF antenna at 90 degree elevation. I had a set up like this and it worked fine. The only down side is if you need to work on the sat antennas, you'll have to loosen the el rotor and slide it down the mast to a more comfortable (and safer) level. If you haven't already purchased sat antennas, consider ones that can be 'end' mounted to minimize the required clearance.
Tom, WA9AFM/5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Christensen" eric@christensenplace.us To: "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting antennas on a tower
I'm contemplating antennas and a tower at the new homestead and I have a question.
If I can figure out how to mount an elevation rotator at the top of a pole and have the azimuth rotator rotating said pole from the tower would I have any problems with putting a small HF tri-band beam on the pole, below the elevation rotator, and then mount all my satellite antennas to the elevation rotator's pole? Has anyone done a combination like this?
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
Donate to the Eagle Fund - http://www.amsat-na.com/donation.php?donate=eagle _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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