Thursday was a public holiday in Chile, so I decided to spend the day working on my tower project. I purchased this RC-5 Rotator back in 2001, it's been sitting in a box ever since! Finally I've mounted it on a steel plate and created a cage around it to support the load bearing for the mast.
A recycled wheel bearing was found to be a perfect fit for the 1inch steel pipe used for the mask. I carefully welded the bearing to the cage. A quick coat of paint and the structure was ready for a rotation test using my VHF 9 ele Jaybeam for 2m. It worked perfectly smoothly. The bearing is supporting the full weight of the mast and antenna as well as protecting the rotator from sideways sheer forces.
A recycled wheel bearing was found to be a perfect fit for the 1inch steel pipe used for the mask. I carefully welded the bearing to the cage. A quick coat of paint and the structure was ready for a rotation test using my VHF 9 ele Jaybeam for 2m. It worked perfectly smoothly. The bearing is supporting the full weight of the mast and antenna as well as protecting the rotator from sideways sheer forces. 
