I spoke with Yaesu on this question and received the answer that the rotor must be insulated from any surface that carries RF to prevent "unexpected behavior" and/or damage to the rotor and/or contro
Brian, I too lack enthusiasm for tower climbing. Maybe I have been lucky but on my shunt fed tower, I have three ham IV rotors, one for the C31XR, One for the C4 and one for the XM-240, the latter tw
This is absurd. I have two Yaesu rotators on my shunt-fed tower, one on a side-mount and the other inside the tower. Needless to say, there has been no damage in over 5 years. You just ran into someb
I have a G-2800SDX. I don't feed the tower, which is a crank-up, though I have used quarter-wave slopers for 80 and 160 with no problems. Jim N7US --Original Message-- I spoke with Yaesu on this ques
It is my understanding that RF stays on the outside of the conductor. That is why I was told to run the coax and any other control cables up the inside of the tower and from the very bottom of the to
Wow... thanks for the many and unanimous response: insulation is out, bypassing at the control box is in - if only for the sake of "good practice." That will save me a boatload of effort. -- 73 -- Br
Brian, et. al., In addition to the other comments I would only add that a flexible, braided strap from the top of the tower to the mast at or below the first antenna boom provides a direct path for R