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The "AntennaVator." Moves your antenna up and down a Rohn 25 tower for maintenance or whatever and it looks like it would be a lot easier than tilting the whole tower. Decent used Rohn 25 tower sections can be had cheaply but the $400 price does not include a winch or cable and I wonder what effect the off-center loading would have on the tower.
Anyone know about these things?
https://sites.google.com/site/antenn...=400&width=325
Manufacturer's site here, a one-man operation.
I'm having some trouble visualizing how this thing works.
How do you get around your guy wires? I'd like to see some photos of the antenna halfway down and some photos of how the antenna and rotator attach to the the product.
I'm really interested, because I have a bunch of Rohn 25 sections I want to put up here.
I zoomed into the photos. Intriguing. But since I'm probably going with a Hex Beam, it's not a solution for me.
The pics on the website show either free standing no guyed tower or top guyed tower. Run the gadget up to the top if no guy wires or run it to the guy wire tie ins if they are at the top. Dont think it would work with guy wires at mid point. Dont see any way for the gadget to get past them.
There were a couple of pix of the device being used with Hex Beams, so it's possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
And, I agree, the thing can't work on a tower that's guyed anywhere other than at the very top.
That's what I thought. I couldn't see anyway around the guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Wonder what Glen Martin Engineering thinks of this. :)
I dunno, if it can work with a Hex, it would be great for me.
I'd like to be able to pull it down for wicked windstorms.
My possible plans are for a Hexbeam, and a VHF/UHF log periodic.
Someone else has or had a similar product a few years back.
Eh.
Just use a single section of tower. Nooooooooooooooooo problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by WU9G
Would be handy for tuning dipoles or something like a delta loop requiring pruning, that's the only practicality I can think of.
It's not intended for people, it's for raising and lowering the antenna itself so you don't have to climb the tower.Quote:
Originally Posted by KU0DM
Yes, That is what GLen Martin makes, it's called the HAZER
http://glenmartin.com/category/amate...ntennas/hazers
Sounds like Patent infringment lawsuit time!
The big problem I have with this is Guy Wires. U have to undo the guys to run it up and down. it is designed for guyed towers!
It won't work for girl towers?Quote:
Originally Posted by wa6mhz
Uh oh, Kelli's gonna shit when she reads about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NA4BH
That's why it'd be handy for tuning wires! :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
So is an antenna tuner. ;) :mrgreen:
THIS is an antenna tuner!Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4NEL
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He said beaming.Quote:
Originally Posted by NA4BH
Of course, he was dipolar.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
I see you fell into that........trap, too? My wife almost fell for that, as well, so I had to insulator from all things ham radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Yeah, it really threw mine for a loop, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
Perhaps a beverage might help.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
As long as she works my log periodically.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
Because of that post, someone should take a 1/4 wave whip to you and knock your squalo off.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Oh, yeah? Well, fuck you! I'm gonna go run a bath and play with my rubber ducky.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
I used to have a girl friend that liked to do that. Problem was, the tub was so small, it was hard to rotator.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Take her to the discone and rotator on the dance floor instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
Who's singing, Gloria "12db" Gaynor?Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Gloria Hy-gaynor, you mean?