Re: [amsat-bb] Anyone with a Yaesu 5400 or 5500 rotor

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Hi Richard

You're lucky in that I have a 5500 in the shack right now waiting for the day
I put it up.

There's a clamp which has a minimum diameter of 1.5". I guess you could fill
it with plywood or some other filling material.

The downside is that the mast needs about a 5/16" hole through it for a bolt
to hold the two sides of the clamp together. This might be a problem with only
a 1" pole.

I've only used it with a 2" pole.

Similarly, the expected boom diameter is 1.5", and it won't go much smaller
without packing it.

73s, Howard G6LVB

>Anyone with a 5400 or 5500 should be able to answer this. I am planning on

>getting the 5500 and placing it on a 1" mask. Can the 5500 fit on a 1" OD 

>pipe or does it require 1 1/2" or perhaps 2" inch pipe to sit on.
>
>The weather in San Diego is very mild (not much wind) and I am putting 
>small satellite yagi's, each about 5 lbs on it.  So I don't see the need 
>for a large pipe and just want to make sure the 5500 will accept it.
>
>thanks in advance,
>Rich Parry, W9IF
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