[Towertalk] Dayton day 2

[Mark]

Am shopping for a new pistol to put on my pack permit (can add one more ..
should do it BEFORE !!  aaahhh ... ) so, Taurus Titanium is one under
consideration, (made in Brazil.. viva RIO!)  vs Glock model 22 40MM .. boy,
that titanium is lighter .. and, seems, that metal is becoming the fad of
the new century .. The situation is, as hams, that Aluminum .. is made, from
Bauxite . the most available metal source on earth. n'est-ce-pas?  Translate
.. cheeeeep .. and, for the most part, worky worky for aerials.  Heck, at my
age, a new al.u.min.i.mum aerial of quality will outlast me, even here on
the corrosive coast...
Just pondering, and would like to know the electrical properties of
Titantium .. but, then, whatta hey .. have made many aerials of electric
fence wire .. they work too .. 73, y'all .. Mark .. 6DX
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Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 5:45 AM
Subject: [Towertalk] Dayton day 2


>     A couple of more observations. There was a company who will be
> introducing titanium yagis. Their claim is that the antennas will not
corrode
> and they will be practically indestructible. For those guys with hostile
> environments, they may be worth the additional 30-50% cost factor. We'll
have
> to see what designs they come out with. I don't know if they'll make the
> titanium itself available.
>
>     The new AlfaSpid rotator was on display. It's a smallish rotator but
does
> have the worm gear drive that should be a great feature for any
installation.
> The rotation is controlled either by a dedicated mouse with preset buttons
on
> the side or push buttons on a small profile control box. I'm not sure of
the
> specs but this should be somewhere in the T2X/G-2800 range. Don, VE6JY,
says
> he's turning a full-sized 40M beam with one.
>
>     The AlfaSpid is a rotator that's been out in EU for awhile so there is
> already some sort of track record for it (any feedback out there?). It's
made
> in Poland and has 8 bolts through a tube for both the mast clamp and the
base
> mount. The bottom of the base mount has a flange that can be plate mounted
so
> it can either be plate or mast mounted. The Dayton special price of $535
is
> very attractive but I don't know if they have a 'normal' price for it yet.
>
>     The interesting story here is that there was a radio store in Edmonton
> (I'm sure the only one) where these guys are from that was going out of
> business so 20 of the local hams got together and bought it to keep it
going.
> This rotator is a product of their own. How many guys are willing to put
> their money where their mouth is?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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