[Towertalk] Yaesu Rotors -- Should I??

[Pete Smith]

At 09:03 PM 4/11/02 -0400, Glenn wrote:
>...I have
>thought of replacing them with YAESU rotors.  Any reason why I
>shouldn't.  Yes, I know about the parts thing.

Glenn, I would not hesitate.  My Yaesus have been bullet-proof.  I have a 
G-1000SDX turning a C-3E and a 2-el shorty forty, and a G-800SA turning 
another C-3E on a sidemount.  The only issue in 5 years was a burned out 
dial light on the 1000, and Yaesu sent me a replacement free in a week.

The big beef with them for a long time was the cast rotator clamps.  People 
didn't understand that you had to tighten them in a certain sequence -- 
first the clamps on the mast, then center the clamp/mast assembly on the 
rotator top, then bolt the rotator down.  If you do it this way, no 
problem...  but if they are not centered on the rotator top, they can 
crack, and this can also happen if you bolt the rotator down first, and 
then try to tighten the mast clamps.  Castings don't bend well.  I pin 
mine, just to be sure, and don't tighten them very tight.

So... they turn 450 degrees, they look pretty, they have excellent preset 
capability, and the prices are no worse than the equivalent Hy-Gain new 
from MFJ. To me it's not a hard choice.

73, Pete N4ZR

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