Jon,
I oversimplified. What I meant to add to this was that there is an
adjustment on the CDE for correcting for incorrect amounts of slew.
Randy
N0LD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Wing" <rwing@southwind.net>
To: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] AR-22 Rotor Control Box Question
> Jon,
>
> It may be as simple as aligning the rotor and setting the controls on the
> CDE... Do you have the instructions for the CDE? You might find them
> online... Or.... have you already tried that?
>
> Good luck,
>
> Randy
> N0LD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 3:56 PM
> Subject: [Towertalk] AR-22 Rotor Control Box Question
>
>
> > Howdy all,
> >
> > I've just finished putting up my VHF/UHF/Satellite antenna array and
have
> a
> > question about the rotor I am using.
> >
> > My azimuth rotor is an AR-22. I purchased it at a hamfest for $20 and
it
> > certainly looks big enough to handle the load on it. I bought a control
> box
> > (CDE model AR-10) on E-Bay for about $5.00 so, it's been a pretty cheap
> > rotor. However, I don't like it now that it's up!
> >
> > The rotor is a 4 wire rotor and the control box is one of those that
> buzzes
> > and clicks really loud as the antenna is turning. And the worst part is
> > that it seems horribly inaccurate. I can line the antenna up on north
or
> > any direction for that matter, move the antenna back and forth a bit and
> any
> > and all alignment is gone. Just in the little that I have played with
it,
> > I've had to run outside and see where I am at.
> >
> > So, is there a better control box out there for it? Will a better
control
> > box provide a more accurate pointing measurement or is the rotor just
not
> > that accurate either.
> >
> > I'm out very little money on this so that's not a big deal. It's more
of
> a
> > sweat equity thing. I would rather not get a new rotor if I don't have
> to.
> > Just looking to see if there's a way to make this work.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jon
> > NA9D
> >
> > ps: Happy New Year to all.
> > -------------------------------------
> > Jon Ogden
> > NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
> >
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