I just turned on my control box last night and tried to work some stations when I noticed when I tried to rotate my beam the control box was very slow, in addition, it would only turn in the range of
I had a similar symptom with a 2800, i.e, restricted turning range. In my case, the bolts holding the mast clamps to the rotor body had vibrated loose and fallen out. A quick inspection will reveal w
There's a lot of good info on this in the archive of this reflector. You're well this side of a decision on sending your rotator back to JA-land. 73, Pete N4ZR _______________________________________
The Yaesu G2800DXA is a nice rotator. Are you sure that nothing is binding and that your coax is free? John KK9A I just turned on my control box last night and tried to work some stations when I noti
John, thanks for asking. I had the XYL rotate the beam while I watched. It rotated completely fine. A full 1.5 turns effortlessly. The problem has been narrowed down to the control box in the shack,
Sent from my iPhone Gosh Brad, You know, I took your advice and had the XYL press the left and right (CCW &CW) switch on the control box to rotate the beam. I ran outside with the binoculars to watch
Check the connector at the rotator- moisture can get in and cause the strange behavior you are reporting. I had something similar with my G-1000 a few years ago; when I took the connector apart, it w
Well, it could still be in the rotor... if there is something wrong with the pot it could cause those symptoms in the control box also. Measure the resistance from end to end, it should be 500 ohms.
I have a KenPro KR2000. Yaesu bought out KenPro many years ago and the KR2000 was converted to the G-2800DXA. I had a problem where suddenly the rotator seemed to have limited rotation looking at the
One of the first things I would check is the rotator connector. The boot covering the connector does not completely waterproof this connector and the indicting system will not work properly when this
Greetings, Wondering if anyone has the spec sheet (tubing lengths etc) for the TA-40-KR? It is the 40M add on kit for a TA-33M beam. I have the basic antenna manual. I need the one for the TA-40-KR a
Hi Robert -- I'm at the Hamcom Hamfest in Plano, TX right now but I have what you need on my website. Go to: www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad On the menu, choose Downloadable Files You'll see a bunch of them