Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Choice....Yaesu 2800 or Yaesu 1000??

To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Choice....Yaesu 2800 or Yaesu 1000??
From: Peter Dougherty <w2irt@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 12:10:42 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
I have a Force 12 C31XR, a rotatable 40m dipole and a Force 12 2/2/1 
WARC antenna on a 10' mast using just a 1000 DX-A and it's running 
fine. Control box had a hissy-fit, though, and I switched to a Green Heron.


>I'm using a Yaesu G-1000SDX with my 4L - I've had 88 mph winds that 
>blew out the windows on my home - the Yaesu works fine.  It also 
>withstood 125 mph recorded wind gusts while I lived in Alaska with a 
>Mosley Pro57B-40 and a 5L 6M beam on top.  I'm content.
>
>73,
>
>Joe
>
>At 04:34 AM 5/3/2007, Glenn Edson wrote:
>>We are putting up a new tower and will have a 3 element SteppIR on it. The
>>wind load for this antenna is well under the spec for the Yaesu 1000 BUT we
>>have had
>>2 occasions in the last 6 months to have winds gusting to well over 80 mph.
>>Would the Yaesu 2800 be a better choice given our wind conditions on top of
>>a hill here in New Hampshire ???
>>
>>Glenn -  K1GE



Cheers,

Peter,
W2IRT 

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>