Agreed but it seems a bit of extra trouble to engineer a rotor at the 
top of the mast when you can place one on the shelf and use the tower 
as it exists.  But whatever works!!At 12:27 PM 11/6/2008, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I don't understand how that would eliminate the functionality of the tower?
>If you end-mast mount the rotor on the top end of the tower, you can still
>telescope it, if you are referring to the same Wilson I had?
>
>Steve
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:05 AM
>Subject: Re: from Jennifer to Pat
>
>
>Of course you could rotate only the antenna Jennifer, but that would
>eliminate the functionality of the tower.  But a person can do as
>they wish.  And my apologies to the rest of the list, I'll continue
>any other responses off-list.
>Pat, K9JAUAt 10:49 PM 11/5/2008, you wrote:
> >Okay that is what I thought.  So another thing is that if you needed to can
> >you put a rotor on the tower?  I mean I do not need to turn the tower just
> >the antenna.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:24 PM
> >Subject: Re: from Jennifer to Pat
> >
> >
> > > Yes, the tower will raise and tilt without the rotor; two different
> > > animals.At 08:36 PM 11/4/2008, you wrote:
> > >>It helps but I thought you did not need the rotor except for the antenna.
> > >>I
> > >>thoguht the tower tilted over and cranked up and down with out the rotor.
> > >>This tower is something different that I had learned about.  s I was
> > >>comfused about that.  So if I take the rotor off for instance and use it
> > >>on
> > >>the other tower that would not work.
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:05 PM
> > >>Subject: Re: from Jennifer to Pat
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Jennifer,
> > >> > The rotator is mounted at the base of the tower.  And the base of the
> > >> > tower is mounted to a bearing which supports the tower and the
> > >> > antenna which is bolted to its top.  So, when you rotate you are
> > >> > actually rotating the tower with the antenna attached.  Does 
> that help?
> > >> > patAt 03:04 PM 11/4/2008, you wrote:
> > >> >>Hi Pat I have a question about he towser.  someone was looking at it
> > >> >>and =
> > >> >>trying to tell me what it looks like and so on.  If I understood right
> > >> >>=
> > >> >>the tower has to have the rotor to move it around?  I 
> thought the rotor
> > >> >>=
> > >> >>was for the antenna and that was it.  I thought the tower had it's own
> > >> >>=
> > >> >>way of moving.