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Jennifer <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:40:34 -0600
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Yes same here I do not understand it either.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: from Jennifer to Pat


> 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. 

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