[Towertalk] Yaesu or M2 rotor

[ted demopoulos]

I've got one of both - my next one will be another Orion. It's close.

The Yaesu has aluminum mast brackets which are a hassle because they 
allegedly break if tightened enough, and if not they sometimes come loose 
(they've come loose twice, once free swinging and once enough so the JA were 
coming in at 235 degrees and I though the prop was wierd. Now they are 
*tight* and I was really afraid I'd break them). I prefer the user interface 
on the Yaesu - its analogue, a needle on a compass like backdrop like most 
rotors I know.

The M2 Orion is probably stronger. It *did* fail once, but I don't blame M2 
for lightning! They were marvelous when it came to replacing it! Got the 
impression they just wanted it working as fast as possible, and the 
"formalities" - like warranty, returning the burnt out one so they could 
examine it, etc - could be dealt with later. The user interface is digital, 
it has some neat digital preset stuff and programmable features (but I'm an 
analog guy).

I'm happy with both,

73
Ted KR1G


>From: "Bruce Makas" <k1my@msn.com>
>To: "Towertalk submital" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: [Towertalk] Yaesu or M2 rotor
>Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:46:53 -0700
>
>I'm getting closer to finishing the spec-ing of my 40 meter tower. I'm 
>going
>to rotate a M2 40M3L 40 meter beam on top. It weighs 100 pounds and has a
>boom length of 30 feet.
>
>What to use for a rotor? I have seen favorable comments on both the Orion 
>OR
>2800PDC ($1573) and the Yaesu G2800DXA ($1140). Is the Orion worth the 
>extra
>money or should I go with the Yaesu? Reliability is most important to me.
>Once up I want it to keep working.
>
>73, Bruce K1MY
>
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