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Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu rotator problems
From: tcrissman@simplynet.net (Terry Crissman)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:44:36 -0500
Doug,
My SDX1000 control box was sent in to Yaesu for evaluation, due to a
lightning strike...the control box would read 45 degrees while the rotator
had turned 450...Yaesu said it would cost more to repair the box than it was
worth....
Terry AC5AN

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From: W0AH@aol.com <W0AH@aol.com>
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Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:38 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu rotator problems


>
>Towertalk:
>   Yesterday I tried to post a question concerning my Yaesu rotators.  I
>don't think my questions were posted so here they are again.
>    In have three 800/1000 Yaesu rotators.  Two of the control boxes were
>damaged by lightning.  The remaining good control box will rotate the three
>Yaesu rotators with correct azimuth readout, so all three rotators are OK.
>The two damaged control boxes read out 1/2 the actual azimuth, ie.  when
the
>antennas are rotated 180 degrees, the control box indicates 90 degrees,
etc.
>    Has anyone experienced this problem and know the fix or perhaps could
>give me some troubleshooting pointers?   I am not a very good technician,
>unfortuately.
>     It may well be that this has been discussed before and is in the
>towertalk archives.  If so, could someone tell me how to access the arcives
>for this topic.
>     Another question:  Is ther a Ten Tec Titan reflector?  More lightning
>damage, I fear.
>      Thank you for any assistance.
>Doug  W0AH  ex-W2CRS
>
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