The horrendous wind gusts I get on my hillside QTH ... raging 80 to 90
mph swirlers that apply a push-pull torque on the boom (and therefore
the mast) when they hit the antennas head on ... have stripped the gears
on my PST-61D rotator, so I'm in the market for a heavier duty
version. I don't need lots of rotating torque and I don't need lots of
weight bearing capability, but I do need the equivalent of a lot of
braking torque ... mostly really beefy gears. I've been considering
the monster PST110D-Pro but I'm aware of one nearby ham who has had
recent reliability problems with the motor in two different PST110D
rotators that he purchased.
I sent an email to Array Solutions almost two weeks ago
(info@arraysolutions.com) asking them for their comments on the issue
but they haven't bothered to respond, and a bunch of internet searching
has come up with very little information (good or bad) on the PST110D.
So does anyone here on the reflector have any first hand experience with
this rotator ... or know anyone who does? Thanks in advance for any
comments.
Dave AB7E
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