[Boatanchors] Beam elements

Jim jbrannig at optonline.net
Wed May 13 16:10:57 EDT 2009


Yup, that's it....

been a long time since I've seen a Cliff Dweller......

Tnx,
Jim

> Jim wrote:
>> Memories!!
>> One of my first young Ham trips up a tower was to take down a "Cliff 
>> Dweller" for an OT. (even more OT than I am now)
>> The OT was replacing motor capacitors, I think.  Are the motors AC?
> Yep, AC induction motors, just like antenna rotator motors.  You can 
> lose the new replacement caps in the space the old ones took up.  Here 
> are some pics of the Cliff Dweller construction and installed on my test 
> mast: 
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RANickels/CliffDwellerAntenna#
> 
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>


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