Thanks everyone,
Sometimes you just need to RTFM.
I used RG6 for the sense lines for the reed switch as the manual suggests on
long runs and all is good.
The antenna now turns 360 and the degrees on the controller match my eyeball
estimate of the compass direction. Actually I’m lucky because I have a N/S
fence to line up.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I’m sure they will come in handy when my clamp
starts to slip or the center bolt comes loose, etc.
Now I need to go and run some radials for my 160 inverted L so I can work VP6R
George / W7GES
> On Oct 28, 2019, at 9:35 AM, Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net> wrote:
>
> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 09:05:41 -0700
> From: George Skoubis <geo.skoubis@gmail.com>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] M2 Orion 2800PX Controller
>
>
> < My rotor turn turns the antennas but will only turn them about 200
> degrees.
>
> <I tried doing the auto calibration but it continues to do the same thing.
>
> <Is there some limit programmed in the controller I need to clear? Is 18
> gauge too small for 600 feet on the two sense wires?
>
> <I will be cutting the rotor line to length when I get the trench dug for
> the conduit but the desert is hard here and I?m waiting for my excavator.
>
> <Thanks
>
> <George / W7GES
>
> ## The OR-2800 can be programmed for any portion of the 360 degs.
> IE... 0-360.... 0-200..... 100-335 etc, etc. Called electronic
> end stops. That feature was for folks with stuff like swinging
> gates etc.... where the max rotation is 300 degs..b4 the boom smacks
> the tower at both extremes.
>
> ## you might have a binding issue. Thats why u test the rotor..with
> no mast inserted 1st. There is also a tap on the xmfr.... for
> higher voltage .... for long
> rotor cable runs.
>
> ## where did u get the 18 gauge, 10 conductor wire ??
>
> Jim VE7RF
>
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