Hello Rick,
It will...
The only problem with the M2 2800 is the clamp slipping.
The rotor never moves!!!
73,
Ted K2QMF
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:54:20 -0800 "Richard (Rick) Karlquist"
<richard@karlquist.com> writes:
> Now I'm confused again. Is the problem with the Orion
> that the mast clamp slips, or the rotor breaks? I purchased
> a heavy duty Slipp-Nott for my Orion to fix the mast clamp
> slipping problem. I thought that would allow me to
> use the Orion with the MonstIR.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of
> K7LXC@aol.com
> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:19 PM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com; donovanf@starpower.net
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor Selection Advice Wanted - Heavy
> Duty
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 1/8/2007 11:26:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>
> > towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> >
> > > As far as I'm aware, the 2800 has been proven time-and-again
> to be
> > incapable of holding a MonstIR in even a moderate wind. I
> > suggest you avoid
> > needlessly repeating this mistake, and implement your prop-pitch
>
> > solution right
> > from the start.
> >
> > While I endorse the PP solution, the problem with the Orion
> > is the mast
> > clamp. It's big and heavy but does a lousy job of holding a
> > mast. The teeth
> > need machining - they're different lengths - and so do the
> > surfaces of the
> > nuts and bolts - the dimpled surface gets squashed down over
> > time and the nuts
> > loosen up. K7NV is the one that suggested these problems and
> fixes them
> > himself with FB results.
> >
> > He also has lovely prop-pitches available - expensive but
> lovely.
> >
> > I sell them occasionally and send them to M2 for integration
>
> > with the
> > Orion control box. Perhaps a better solution would be the new
> > Green Heron
> > control box.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve K7LXC
> > _www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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