In a message dated 99-01-29 09:35:30 EST, grhosler@imation.com writes:
> Watching the antennas turn (and stop!), you can tell it absorbs much of the
> start/stop torque. My greatest concern was the impact of UV on the rubber
> coupling. To date I've seen no problem. In my estimation it is a valuable
> addition.
>
I think that part of the problem was that the PTA's didn't stay
together very well either.
They are valuable and using one would increase the capacity of a rotator
by approximately 25%.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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