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TiltPlate - Standard version
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TiltPlateM - Monster version
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KARLockThe 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.Coming Soon --
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| Tomy KF7GC | |
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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 |
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Thanks for a great idea and product. The only thing I added was a couple of 12v winches.
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Everything is working just fine.
73! Tomy Ivan kf7gc |
| Owen KB5XE | |
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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
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Tower coming up at 45 degrees Owen KB5XE |
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Tower in the operational position Owen KB5XE
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Tower in the operational position Owen KB5XE |
| Kirk K6KAR | |
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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!
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Back up and ready to
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Ready for some DX |
| Del KG6LQ | |
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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
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| Dave K8DH | |
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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
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| Joe WDØM | |
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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.
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| Gunther VA3GA | |
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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)  |
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Your pictures here........ |
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Hamfest Pictures
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Dayton 2008 |
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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.
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| Huntsville 2008 |
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Tiltplate Details...for the original TiltPlate1 and TiltPlate2 designs are in the file below. It will cost about $600 for parts and materials and take about 15 hours to construct.
The new TiltPlate3 model and the monster version TiltPlateM are for sale only and not included in the powerpoint. See details above on the improved design, upgraded u-bolts, and pricing. Click on link below for a PowerPoint showing construction details for the prototype models. (16 MB file)
http://www.nn4zz.com/Data/TiltplateV7.ppt
(free viewer from Microsoft if you don't have powerpoint -- google powerpoint viewer)
Picture Gallery - Homebrew Pictures
| Paolo / I1ODP |
Paolo I1ODP of Genova Italy built a TiltPlate for his 3el steppir at his summer country home. He is planning to build another one for the 4el at home. The tiltplate allowed him to build the antenna on the ground and without assistance.
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