Return to the HOME page for
NN4ZZ
Return to the HOME page for
NN4ZZ
Click for PRICE and specification sheets for STANDARD and MONSTER versions
Click for FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about the TiltPlate design and benefits
Click for FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about the TiltPlate installation
Click for FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about mounting options and ordering
Click for KARLock page and installation instructions
Click to mail a question ---> al@nn4zz.com
Abbreviated / Small Screen Version Full Length / Large screen Version
( 320 X 240 -- 4 MB ) ( 640 X 480 - 50 MB )
The music
on the video
was written, composed, recorded and sung by Andrew (OZ5E) and Lissa (XYL) also
known as The Ham Band. For more information check
www.hamband.com
Read the TiltPlate reviews on eHam, click here
Read the KARLock reviews on eHam click here
TiltPlate - Standard version,
$750 plus shipping
|
TiltPlateM - Monster version,
$895 plus shipping
|
KARLock - $190 plus shippingThe KARLock is an optional locking device for your TiltPlate. If you live in a high wind area or just feel more comfortable with a device to prevent the antenna from lifting in high winds, you may want to consider a KARLock for your Tiltplate.Click Here for more information.Buy Now -- select your mast size and click the "Buy Now" buttonNote: shipping to continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Canada -- shipping weight is about 5 lbs (contact me for shipping to other locations)
|
| Tiltplate - Standard and Monster models | |
TiltPlate (standard)
SN 001 Jerry / K3BZ (with 2 inch mast mount) |
TiltPlate (monster)
SN 002 Tommy / W6IJ (with direct rotor mount option)
|
|
|
4 years of testing and refinement
|
| Prototypes -- (not for sale) | |
|
TiltPlate2A direct rotor mount version. In continuous service since 2005. |
 A rare snow storm in Georgia. My U.S. Tower MA-850 and 4el Steppir with freezing wet snow coating the elements. |
|
| Tomy KF7GC | |
|
Here are a few Pics of my Steppir 4 EL with 40/30 installation, to a TX-455 tower. 73! Tomy Ivan kf7gc |
All of the antenna installation was done on the ground by myself.
73! Tomy Ivan kf7gc |
|
Thanks for a great idea and product. The only thing I added was a couple of 12v winches.
|
Everything is working just fine.
73! Tomy Ivan kf7gc |
| Owen KB5XE | |
|
Tower in the tilted over position I sure am proud of the plate. I no longer have to climb tower. It is a Rohn 45 fold-over. Happy Days are here again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Owen KB5XE
|
Tower coming up at 45 degrees Owen KB5XE |
|
Tower in the operational position Owen KB5XE
|
Tower in the operational position Owen KB5XE |
| Kirk K6KAR | |
|
Kirk decided to add a TiltPlate, upgrade his Steppir with the 40/30 option, paint the boom, and coat the elements with a marine UV protectorate. He credits his wife and daughter with helping but says he was able to do most of the work himself. It's always easier when you can do it from the ground. Great looking job Kirk!
  Kirk says it's been working great. |
|
|
Back up and ready to
raise.... |
Ready for some DX |
| Del KG6LQ | |
|
I wanted to take this
opportunity to thank you and congratulate you on a great product. Your
TiltPlate is built like a tank, with very high quality parts and precise
machining. It was a pleasant experience to have the U-bolts slide so easily
into their respective holes. Your design has resolved a long standing
problem that I've suffered regarding antenna operation and maintenance.
I bought the MA850 tower so
that I would never have to climb a tower again. However, when lowering it
to ground I had to stop at the 18' length of my antenna elements.
Thanks again for a quality
product! Serial Number 16 will long outlive me! Also thank you for
providing a solution to my long standing dilema. You can see
more of Del's
pictures on his WEB page
73,
Del
KG6LQ
|
|
| Dave K8DH | |
|
Dave wanted to continue using a tall vertical in addition to the yagi/TiltPlate but didn't have enough mast to use the sidearm option and came up with a different solution. Dave also provided the "remove a tube" method of leveling your antenna during installation. Thanks for you ham brand ingenuity!
Raising
the tower, notice the tall vertical above the yagi Dave's homebrew solution to attach a mast that is independent and rises above the TiltPlate. He constructed a mount that lets the TiltPlate boom truss rotate between the cage that supports his vertical mast.
The sidearm option
noted in the FAQs attaches below the TiltPlate and would have required a new
mast about 2-3 feet longer. And in Dave's case, cutting and lengthening
his cables. |
|
| Joe WDØM | |
|
Joe / WDØM has a great web page with more pictures and commentary about his TiltPlate installation. Here are a few shots, check out his web page for more.
LEFT - Joe's "last time on a ladder" removing his antenna and getting ready to install the Tiltplate. RIGHT - The TiltPlate is on the mast and ready for his SteppIR
Joe enlisted the help of his XYL Deb for the installation. She installed the U-bolts as Joe lifted the antenna in place.
|
|
| Gunther VA3GA | |
|
Another successfull TiltPlate installation on a very small city lot. 73 Gunther VA3GA. (check out the weather vane on the boom truss, a neat idea...Al)  |
|
| Jerry / K3BZ | |
|
Jerry has TiltPlate #1 and was one of the beta testers for the KARLock. (You might know Jerry better as the SteppIR support Guru)   Hi, Al... I've had the tower up and down twice and the KarLock performs just as expected.
I definitely like
the whole arrangement. I can tilt the tower over, do whatever
maintenance or repairs I need to do without a ladder, and tilt it
back up again.... all in a couple of hours, safely, and easily. That
doesn't seem to be a lot, but believe me, it's HUGE. This is the
tower and antenna set-up I always dreamed of, and the TiltPlate and
KarLock just add the frosting to the cake. This set-up will enable
me to independently take care of my own antennas and equipment....
in virtually any physical condition, as long as I can move
around.... for as far into the future as I can imagine.
73, Jerry K3BZ
|
|
| Jim / K7YZ | |
|
MY NEW TILT PLATE IS UP AND DOING WELL.
I HAVE A DIAMOND DUAL BAND ABOUT 17 FEET LONG ON TOP. WE OFFSET IT TO MAKE UP FOR THE OFFSET OF THE TILT PLATE AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE TILT PLATE DOING EXACTLY WHAT ITS WAS DESIGNED TO DO.
I AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRODUCT AND HELP. I
DIDN'T LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING TO CLIMB A 20 FOOT LADDER OR THE TOWER.
 |
|
| Your Picture here..... | |
|
Dayton 2008 |
|
Tiltplate at Dayton, space 127 XYL Lida (taking the picture) and and my son Cal (in yellow) manned the booth for most of the day. I'm showing Tad / WF4W how it works.
Cal, demonstrating the TiltPlate action
for the crowd.
Mike Mertel / K7IR (of Steppir fame) checking out the TiltPlates.
|
| Huntsville 2008 |
|
|
|
HamCationsm 2009 Orlando, FL |
|
February 13, 14, 15, 2009 Booth 221 in the Commercial 3 area. Click HERE for a short video
Kirk K6KAR (and his daughter), and friend Stewart stop by to visit
|
Click Here for information on how to build your own TiltPlate
Powerpoint
Picture Gallery
