rotor survey--summary

[bill.lumnitzer at paonline.com]

 > A little info to add.  Our club station has a KT34XA and Hygain 
 > Discoverer 7-3 (3 ele) on 15 foot mast above 72 foot tower.  The
 > T2X  broke teeth off the same gear 3 times in 5 years.  About $25
 > for the  gear and easy to replace.  We have regular winds in the
 > fall (20-40 mph  gusts some can reach 60 mph) which last 12-24
 > hours and happen a dozen  or so times.  It is the bouncing back
 > and forth that does it in.
 > 73, 
 > 
 > Dan   KI6X
 > 

A cheaper solution than spending $1000 for an Orion rotator would be to add
a W6QHS-style shock absorber between the T2X and the mast.  See Dave's book
"Physical Design of Yagis" for details.

73 Bill N6CQ/3   (n6cq at paonline.com)