I've used a HAM 4 to turn my 144MHz EME system for at least 9 years, taken it on expeditions, etc and it still works fine - in spite of northern GM gales. It's currently on a short 35ft tower with 4
Hello , My Name is Mike and I am looking for reliability data from present and past users of YAESU Antenna rotors ,in particular the G-800SDX model . I have had one in service for the last five years
Mike: Just a quick note on the Yaesu's and square footage ratings. They really don't tell you a lot. They use a a K-Factor to determine load. The K Factor is the turning radius of the antenna multipl
Mike, et al: I had a G-800S for about 7 years. For most of it's life, it rotated an A3; later it rotated a C4SXL -- and finally a M2 log periodic. Never had a problem with the control box, other than
I've had my Yaeseu 800 up for 9 months and have a Cushcraft X7 in it. The X7 is a big heavy antenna. With mast we are looking at 9 sq. ft. and 75 lbs. In Las Vegas we frequently get sustained winds o
My G-1000SDX has been stable and no problem for 3 years. It had a C-4 on it till last fall, when I converted back to a C-3 with an EF-240S above it. We regularly have 50 mph winds, with higher gusts,
Hi to all, I have had a G-1000sdx for four years and no problems whatsoever. For a couple of years it turned a Mosley PRO-67C ( a lot of heavy metal) and held up to 80+ MPH winds. now, however it has
Mike, I'm glad to hear of your problem - seriously. I have a US Tower TMM-433SS crank-up tower that I am currently installing (the concrete footing was poured 2 days ago). According to US Tower, the
Hi Mike & the group I have a Yaesu g800 that I have had to replace R2 & R3 at least 4 times, the last time I also had to realign the internal potentiometer which had spun inside its gear. I will NEVE
Ted, I have not been following this thread at all, but I did for some reason read your message and decided to respond. I Have an M2 2800 rotator in my 89 foot US Tower that has been turning a pretty
I've never had a problem with Yaesu backing up ANY product! I've dealt with numerous manufacturers over the years, and Yaesu warranty and repair priorities have, in fact, been far superior to the oth
Mike: My advice is to go with Hy-Gain. A friend of mine across town had his Yaesu G-800 rotator destroyed the same way you described, while in the same storm, my Hy-Gain Ham-V, mounted external of th
Unfortunately, I have to add my name to the list of those who are not impressed with the Yaesu rotors. My -800 started acting intermittently after only three weeks on the tower, and the only load on
Related question that hopefully will not sound dumb. It is my understanding that the most dangerous high wind force on a beam mounted on a tower is a twisting force as opposed to simply blowing the t
Jeff, I have to agree with you. Yaesu has just been great with me on service on my FT-1000 has done work for free plus upgrades. They are prompt and very friendly. Kenwood what little service they ha
Well, you probably wouldn't want your antenna changing heading when you're trying to work that P5 station and the wind's blowing. At some point the rotator has to run up against some kind of stop or
Michael, Sorry to hear of your rotor problems. I've been lucky(?) it seems with my Yaesu 1000-SDX. I know it's rated at a bit more than the 800, but I thought you might be interested. I have been wa
Same here. I have an M2 2800 rotator in my 72 foot US Tower turning a 22 sq ft stack. It works just fine and we can get some hellacious winds up here in the High Sierras! It's US made, too. If anyth
Steve-- The clutch would only let loose in dangerously high winds. I'd rather replace a coax connection then worry with a tower twisted down--I think it would be a little cheaper. Andy K5VM -- FAQ on
Hello ....., I have seen the emails going back and fort about the yaesu rotors.I had a 1000GSX for a while but the winds here in the High Desert took care of this toy real quick. I have the M2 Orion