Thanks to all who responded. Will proceed ahead with acquiring a
G-2800.
GE es gud wknd,
Tim, AB4B
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:07 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> > For what it's worth, I lost two G-1000 rotors to wind storms. My 5
> element, 20 meter mono band Yagi and a 3 element SteppIR, which are
> mounted 12 feet apart on the same mast, were too much load for the 1000.
> I replaced the rotor with a Yaesu 2800 some time ago and it has held up
> just fine.
>
> Next time install the antennas on OPPOSITE sides of the mast. While
> not symmetrical, there is enough wind force cancellation to reduce the
> load
> on the rotator significantly.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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