Towertalkians...... I have a 60 foot 25G tower with a TH6DXX and a HAM III as a Rotor. I actually have two HAM III rotors...one for a spare...but.... I am looking to do some tower work this spring an
I don't have a rotor yet, but I was incling toward the AlfaSpid. Alan NV8A On 01/19/05 02:37 pm Lee Buller tossed the following ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup: I have a 60 foot 25
Thats an easy question to answer...Spid without a doubt. Lee Buller wrote: So, what do people like out there? T2X? Yaesu? Stay with what I got? AlphSpid? Lee - K0WA -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, C
I like the T2X rotors...built well, been around forever, and easy to get parts for. I have ten in use for my monobanders. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.msc
Lee, AlfaSpid... http://www.alfaradio.ca/ the hands down winner..! Worm drive, and NO Brakes (therefore, no brake delays) needed... Enough torque to rotate a VW Bug..! The only rotator I'd recommend
I have used both Hygain and Yaesu. Both work fine. The Yaesu has held better in the wind. This is comparing the Ham 4 against 1000. Keith NM5G Towertalkians...... I have a 60 foot 25G tower with a TH
Different league (and price range) from a Ham 3, which is apparently all he needs. Keith Lee, AlfaSpid... http://www.alfaradio.ca/ the hands down winner..! Worm drive, and NO Brakes (therefore, no br
Author: "K8RI on Tower Talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:44:50 -0500
Me? I happen to like the Pro sis tel (Big Boy) series of rotors. I consider them the best on the market, BUT they are big, powerful, and expensive. They have changed the motor design so it better fit
You guys know my vote = AlfaSpid. For the same price, worm gear drive, no brakes to break, no mechanical stops to get jammed up against, no plastic gears to break, no pots to get dirty. Mine's been t
Author: "K8RI on Tower Talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:55:23 -0500
I hadn't seen this original post before I replied late on in the thread so I have a couple of additional comments. Although I recommended the Pro Sis Tel series in the other post, if you are only tur
Another consideration to give is how often do you mind going up the tower and possibly servicing the rotator (proper spelling, rotors turn points and rub up against brake pads) and possibly swapping
Just to be different -- I'd consider Yaesu. I have not had a bit of mechanical or electrical trouble in 10 years with 4 different units, other than a lightning strike that took out the pots on two of
I've had an Alfa Spid for a couple of years. It has many advantages over conventional rotators, which I would never go back to. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ See: http://w
Lee: I have a HyGain T2X that has been in operation for about 30 years. All I have ever done to it is replace the "motor" control capacitor in the shack mounted control box. For ten years it turned a
There is only model of AlfaSpid. The different specs are there and depend on what voltage you feed to it. It'll take anywhere from 12 to 24 volts. The more voltage, the faster it turns and the more t
Thanks Phil and Larry! Your explanations make a lot of sense. One additional question. Do they sell different power supplies for the rotor (the 12 to 24 volts), or is that adjustable from the rotor c
No, you supply the power supply. Personally I have mine hooked up to a Pyramid 5 amp 0-30 volt power supply feeding my Spid over 500 ft away via #10 Romex wire (UF outdoor rated, you only need four w