>
> I have a rotor that I would appreciate help in identifying.
>
> I have a rotor that has a control box that says CDE. The box is
> almost identical with a T2X control box, but it has a metal
> casing, the top of which is black and the bottom of which is
> beige, and the case looks like it was designed in the fifties.
> Controls are identical to a T2X except for a rotary on/off
> instead of a bat handle.
>
> It uses an eight-wire control cable, and the brake thunks like a
> T2X. The grey rotor case is slightly narrower and lighter than a
> T2X, with only four screws holding the top and bottom together,
> where the T2X has six.
>
> I would appreciate information on this rotor. I was told it was
> a CDX, but I have no idea what that means. I would like to know
> what the turning and braking ratings are (just a square foot of
> antenna spec would be fine).
>
John,
1) the rotor has a wedge brake ... that makes it a HAM series rotor
(the CD-44 had no brake)
2) The metal case control box design marks your unit as an EARLY
HAM-II
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