[450] Slack Loop Addendun

[djmay at comcast.net]

I see...  it's the same thing I have now for the halos.  What was hanging me up, Bob, was I was remembering the beam in my attic in Woodbury and I had to have tons of slack because the antenna was mounted  just above the rotor (the rotor was fixed to the attic floor.)  Thanks for undoing my mental block. 
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From: "Bob" <N1UJS at toast.net> 
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 9:30:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [450] Slack Loop Addendun 

 
I don't have any close up pictures, so I'll try to explain.... 
dress the cable from the beam in a straight line domn the mast with wire ties ont he OPPOSING side of the mast from the "rotor stop"......put the LAST wire tie (idealy MORE than one at this point) a foot or two above the rotor.   With the antenna turned halfway through rotation (if your "stop is NORTH, then point it SOUTH) bulge the cable out a foot or more so it makes a hump in the same direction the antenna is pointed, then start strpping it to the mast BELOW the rotor at about a foot or two down the mast and continue down with your ties. 
This should allow you enough slack in either direction of rotation. 
Get it? 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: djmay at comcast.net 
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:07 PM 
Subject: [450] Slack Loop Addendun 


Pictures OR diagrams would be greatly apprecited.  No rush, the beam is coming from M2 in California, and I was told it might be about a week. 





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