| Gap Titan Vertical Antenna Click for larger view. | ||||||
| This is a simpler tilt-over mount for my Gap Titan Vertical Antenna which is guy'ed at the top to reduce wind loading on the mast. It is made from 1/4" thick aluminum plate and 1" thick aluminum blocks (which were easy to machine). | ||||||
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| This is the bottom mount with the stationary vertical mast on the left side and the tilt-over mast on the right. It is shown in the upright position. | This is the top "captive" mount where the two horizontal blocks are held together by the vertical bolt. You can see the nylon lock nut holding the bolt in place. | This shows the base when the antenna is tilted over for maintenance. The blocks are made with the holes being offset to allow the base to tilt a little past the 90 degree position, but not too much farther. | ||||
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| This is the "maintenance position" for the antenna. You can see the electric winch assembly just below the tilt-over mount and the vertical wood 4 x 4 "catcher" to support the upper part of the antenna when it is in the horizontal position. | This is a closer view of the "maintenance position". The winch motor is the black cylinder sticking out to the right of the attached winch plate. You can also see 3 of the 4 guy strings sitting on the ladder rungs. | This shows the antenna system installed and the coax splice sealed up in a 3/4"inner diameter PVC pipe (going down to the junction box below it). | ||||
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| This is the Gap Titan fully upright and guy'ed in place. The guy wires (nylon string actually) attach to a small metal plate that is on the center vertical element just above where the 4 vertical tuning elements meet. | ||||||
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