AA5AU PVRC Antenna Mount Page
 05/19/2008

Home Up Old Antennas Higher Tower Lower Tower PVRC Mount Page

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Thanks, 73 Don AA5AU

The PVRC Mount is a tilt-head type antenna mount that allows large HF Yagi antennas to be easily installed on towers.  A PVRC Mount can be quite useful when there isn't enough room on the ground to "tram" the antenna up the tower.  Large Yagis can be built on the tower with just one tower person - no need for a large crew of ground personnel, cranes, or acrobatics on the tower.  If an antenna needs maintenance, the elements are easily reachable when the antenna is installed on a PVRC mount.

The reason for this page is to provide specific details which you need to know in order to design, build and utilize a PVRC Mount.  When I wanted to install an M² KT36XA "Killer Tribander" on my 65 foot tower, I didn't think it was possible until I heard about the PVRC Mount.  With a small backyard and no access to a crane, I didn't think it would be possible for me to install an antenna of that size until I heard about the PVRC Mount.  Before getting into the details of the mount, let me point out that I am not a mechanical engineer.