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[TowerTalk] Antenna Rotor Speed

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Antenna Rotor Speed
From: Kipton Moravec <kip@kdream.com>
Reply-to: kip@kdream.com
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:32:13 -0500
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I am building an antenna rotor for a HF antenna.

How fast should the antenna rotate?

Looking at the motor/gear they have now it looks like it will rotate at
10 RPM, which means 6 seconds to go end to end. That seems too fast to
me. If I change gear sets I can go to a 4 RPM which is 15 seconds to go
to one end to the other. That still seems a little fast. On the other
hand if it goes too slow people will not like it.

For you folks that like contesting, what speed is reasonable? 

Or maybe I should ask what is the slowest speed you would not complain
about? :)

Kip
-- 
Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -...

"Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
--Mark Twain


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