Bill,
The Yaesu rotors are great!..Just be sure to tighten the mast clamp
carefully. They break REAL easy.
Larry
WZ4F
On Sun, 4 Aug 1996, Bill Fisher, KM9P wrote:
> Well I just bought my 1st Yaesu rotor. Man I really like the control box
> and the fact that it only needs 6 wires instead of 8. The point and shoot
> knob is neat. I hate having to hold down the brake button and the turning
> button on the Hygains. Ya, you can get modified. But why would I buy a new
> rotor and then get the box modified? I doubt I buy another Hygain if this
> thing lasts long.
>
> Another thing... the rotor is REALLY light weight.
>
> Also... if I read the instructions correctly, I dont need to go up on the
> tower to change the heading of the beam if the wind blows it around in the
> rotor. As long as the coax isn't twisted around the tower, all I do is take
> off the pointer and stick it back on the face with the correct direection.
> COOOL!!!
>
> K4JPD tore up a bunch of different rotors at his place trying to keep the
> 2ele 80m beam turning. He had a Yaesu on it for 2 years before the
> hurricane took the antenna down. The rotor still works.
>
> Just thought ya'll would like to know.
>
> Back to net.
>
> Bill
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