[TenTec] Lightning Strike

[w8jy at charter.net]

I have used the Yaesu G-2800DXA for the past 5 years to turn my 40 -10 Force
12 C-4XL.  Have not had a problem with it, and it easily interfaces to my
Logic8 and N1MM logging programs.  A little pricey, but has been solid as a
rock.

Jess, W8JY

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of philip c anderson
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 15:18
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Lightning Strike

Jack, nothing better than the Tail Twister. I have two of them and have no 
problems. However, some towers will not accept the physical size.
Phil W3LI


>From: "Jack Emerson" <w4tje at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: w4tje at earthlink.net,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
><tentec at contesting.com>
>To: TenTec at contesting.com
>Subject: [TenTec] Lightning Strike
>Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 10:54:50 -0400
>
>My station suffered a lightning strike this week. The Orion 2 will have to 
>go back to the shop unless someone can help me solve the problem. The radio

>comes on in transmit. Pulling the amp keying lines out of the jacks puts it

>back in receive. But then it won't go back into transmit. The only way to 
>make it switch from transmit to receive is by toggling the keying loop 
>on/off in the menu system. Master reset didn't help.
>So it looks like it will have to be shipped. My big problem however, is 
>that the strike knocked out my main antenna rotor. This is where any 
>advice/opinions would be even more welcome, because I'm sitting here 
>scratching my head trying to figure out how to attack this problem. The 
>rotor is the M2 Orion 2800, which has been up since last November. I bought

>it because I needed a heavy duty rotor to handle the load of a very large 
>yagi mounted on top of the blue ridge. From that standpoint, it has handled

>the high winds here fine. But frankly, it's just very complicated to use, 
>and I am too often having to re-calibrate it. I need a rotor that is 
>capable of holding up to these winds, but I want one that is simple to use.

>I don't need or want one that is tied in to my computer. I just want a 
>rotor that will hold my antenna when the wind blows. And it does blow hard 
>here. So any of you please e-mail me here or direct and give your 2 cents 
>on recommendations for a heavy duty rotor t
>  hat is simple to use. At my old QTH, I found my yaesu gdx 1000 rotor very

>capable, and it was simple enough to use. Anyone using the larger yaesu 
>rotor?
>73 de Jack W4TJE
>
>
>
>Jack Emerson
>w4tje at earthlink.net
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