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.