[CQ-Contest] Hy Gain Tailtwister

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/29/2007 5:02:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
cq-contest-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Most, if not all, the Hy-Gain rotators are notorious for the  brake
sticking. This has been going on for at least 15 years and  probably
more. They refuse to fix it. 



Au contraire. Back in the  90's or so (maybe further back), Hy-Gain 
redesigned the brake so that it was  more beveled instead of the squared off original 
version. It helped but didn't  eliminate the problem. That's also why a popular 
mod (e.g. DCU-1,  Logikey) is to have the rotator go slightly into the 
opposite direction  before turning in the desired one. 
 
        Sorry a 40+ year old  electro-mechanical design is not up to your 
standards.
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH 
Ex-National Sales Manager for Hy-Gain Amateur  Products



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