[CQ-Contest] Issue with TicRing 1022D/E

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Suggest you take this to towertalk at contesting.com.

73, Pete N4ZR

On 1/9/2023 8:06 PM, w5wz at w5wz.com wrote:
> Physically, the antenna appears to be pointed about 150 degrees.  The 
> controller displays 60 degrees.  Turn knob CCW to any position beyond 
> 30 degrees and push start, nothing happens.  However, with the knob at 
> about 35 degrees and any where CW to 180, a brief tap of START 
> elicites a sharp BUZZ (like an alarm sounder) from the controller.  It 
> also appears to rotate the antenna CW; I quickly turn the know CCW to 
> stop rotation, because I don't want to over-rotate and put coax in a 
> bind.
>
> I don't see anything in my TicRing manual about an alarm buzzer, nor 
> do I see any resistances for troubleshooting from the ground. I 
> suspect others have encountered this before, and am hoping to get some 
> hints before retrieving the motor from the tower.
>
> --Scott, W5WZ
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