[TowerTalk] Yaesu rotors

[Jay Urish]

I have had my G1000SDX for 2 years and have it loaded with a M2C4S, 7ele 6m 
yage, 18ele vhf yagi, and a 18ft tall 144/440 vertical.

Not a single problem ever....

73 de W5GM


At 12:23 AM 4/22/2004, you wrote:
>First, many thanks for the overwhelming response to my query about rotatable
>HF antennas. The vast majority of you seem to think the SteppIR yagi is the
>greatest thing since the discovery of the ionosphere! I'm looking at it
>closely, and it certainly looks like the best possible choice for my
>implementation -- except for the cost. I'll be balancing that against how
>badly I want it for a little while yet.  Thanks again.
>
>Now, the next question. I currently have a light-weight Yaesu G-450A rotor
>turning my 5-el 6M beam, and it's done an outstanding job for me. The
>antenna is relatively small, of course, so the fact that I've had no problem
>with "free-wheeling" during windstorms may not mean much. However, that
>rotor is not going to turn a SteppIR or any other full-size HF yagi. I'm
>going to need to upgrade to a much beefier rotor for the new HF
>installation, and I'm looking at the Yaesu G-1000DXA, which after
>calculating out the loads and "K-factors" will give me plenty of margin on
>all parameters.
>
>I've read a few reviews of Yaesu rotors that disparage them pretty
>heavily -- along with some reviews that like them a lot, of course. I know
>there are a lot of fans on this reflector of the Alfa-Spid rotor. (Sounds
>like a World War I fighter plane to me...) It's a couple hundred bucks more
>money than I wanted to spend, especially in light of buying a SteppIR, and
>the 12VDC power supply issue puts me off a bit. And, I'm REALLY attached to
>the visually-intuitive Yaesu 360-degree analog dial. I really don't want to
>go away from that. Plus, the Yaesu is compatible with the computer control
>interface I'm planning to use, which is in turn compatible with my logging
>program. (Not that certain other configurations would be, too.)
>
>So everything points me to a G-1000DXA rotor. But I'm nevertheless inviting
>anyone with actual experience with Yaesu rotors to hit me with your best
>shot, and try to convince me that I'm a damn fool if I buy one.  :-)
>
>Bill / W5WVO