My Prop Pitch rotator takes about 90 seconds to go end-to-end. It's a bit slow
for DX contesting but I'm used to it. I'm planning to install another tribander
pointed S/SE. That way during the day (at least here on the East coast) I
wouldn't have to turn an antenna all day.
73, Stew K3ND
--- On Thu, 9/2/10, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak <k9mk@flash.net> wrote:
> From: Mike & Becca Krzystyniak <k9mk@flash.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Rotor Speed
> To: kip@kdream.com, towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 10:01 AM
> Variable speed centered around 1-2
> rpm is probably best. Suggest some
> kinda of a coaster brake or delay brake. The faster
> you try to go will
> depend also on array construction. To survive faster
> means more robust
> array assemblies so you don't torq the thing apart.
>
> MK
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Kipton Moravec
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:32 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Antenna Rotor Speed
>
> I am building an antenna rotor for a HF antenna.
>
> How fast should the antenna rotate?
>
> Looking at the motor/gear they have now it looks like it
> will rotate at
> 10 RPM, which means 6 seconds to go end to end. That seems
> too fast to
> me. If I change gear sets I can go to a 4 RPM which is 15
> seconds to go
> to one end to the other. That still seems a little fast. On
> the other
> hand if it goes too slow people will not like it.
>
> For you folks that like contesting, what speed is
> reasonable?
>
> Or maybe I should ask what is the slowest speed you would
> not complain
> about? :)
>
> Kip
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