Hi Austin,
I decided to go with a rotator several years ago. Out here in the
midwest, nearly every QSO comes from a different direction. Using the
vehicle to turn the antennas, or the old "armstrong" method, gets to be
a real pain in the butt...
I mounted an AR40 in the bed of my pickup truck, and mount the antennas
to a push up mast. The AR40 seems to be more than enough rotator for
the job. I power it with a small inverter. I picked up a cheap
inverter from Harbor Freight and it works well. Yes, it puts out a bit
of noise, but not real bad. And, I normally switch the inverter on only
when moving the antennas.
73
Dan
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On 8/8/2010 1:25 AM, Austin wrote:
>
> For those of you that did choose to go the Rotator route, what Rotator
> did you choose (or recommend)? And how did you go about powering it?
> 73,
> Austink4 amk - EM63
> http://www.k4amk.us
> < br>
>
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