No problems with the rotor (even after being dropped 50'
years ago). Just don't like the controller.
Used the Heathkit (HD1780?) rotor control with it for a
while but really didn't care for that either.
73
dink
john@kk9a.com wrote:
> You may better off to just replace everything. About two decades ago, I
> owned two HDR-300's and I could not go a year without rebuilding each of
> them. The biggest problem was the shaft wearing out.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes
> From: mwdink@eskimo.com
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:13:56 -0800 (PST)
> List-post: <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
>
> Admittedly, I haven't done my homework and checked the schematics. Just
> looking for a quick answer before going further.
>
> I have a HDR-300 (works great) but HATE the control head (it's
> HUGE!). Has anybody ever tried or investigated modifying a Hygain
> bell-type control head (i.e. Tailtwister) to control the HDR-300?
>
> cheers
> dink, n7wa
>
> (no, I can't afford a Green Heron)
>
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