"Rob Mills" wrote in message
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"Jimmie D" wrote in message news:zVjwh.13431$

I think most of the rotors you saw back then were CD. They were really
great for TV antennas OK for PDL-2.

I couldn't imagine anyone using a TV rotor on a moonraker. They used to
use
the AR22 and TR44's (mostly 44's) on the smaller beams but the Ham M is
not
a TV rotor, I used one to turn stacked 4 element Hornets, each had a 24 ft
boom.
The rotor was mounted at eyeball level down at bottom of tower and the
antenna's
were supported on thrust bearings. Had it up 5 or 6 years until 80+ mph
wind
turned the hornets into pretzels. The tower and the rotor survived. RM~




Yep I cant imagine either but they sure did, lots of them. I just drove buy
one thats been up in the air at least 20 years. No telling when it was used
last. Probably been up since the 70s

Probably been up since the 70s

Once they get through putting them up they don't want to take them down.
I've seen adds for towers, "free for taking down". RM~

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
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Probably been up since the 70s

Once they get through putting them up they don't want to take them down.
I've seen adds for towers, "free for taking down". RM~




Yeah, a lot of times you see them at hamfest. Someone took one down and
painted it with Aluminum paint trying to pass it off as a decent tower.