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On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:19:31 EDT, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>Au contraire. Back in the 90's or so (maybe further back), Hy-Gain
>redesigned the brake so that it was more beveled instead of the squared off
>original
>version. It helped but didn't eliminate the problem. That's also why a
>popular
>mod (e.g. DCU-1, Logikey) is to have the rotator go slightly into the
>opposite direction before turning in the desired one.
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You say "au contraire" but then go on to confirm the problem still
exists.
I would be hard pressed to think of another well-known, serious defect
which has been allowed by the manufacturer to exist this long. Shame
on Hy-Gain.
73, Bill W6WRT
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