[TowerTalk] Yaesu G1000DXA Problem

[JCMonty]

David has the answer.  This presumes that the indicator is consistently lags
or leads the actual position by the same amount.  If however the needle
overshoots or undershoots at the limits of rotation it is another problem,
possibly with the rheostat inside the rotor.

73 and MC/HN
Jim Montgomery AG4KM at arrl.net



-----Original Message-----
From: David Robbins K1TTT [mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 4:11 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G1000DXA Problem

Pull the needle off the dial and turn it to show where the antenna is really
pointed.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of baldwinz at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 21:47
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G1000DXA Problem
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've got a Yaesu G1000DXA rotor that's been up on my 55 tower turning a
> F12 C31XR for about 3 years.  I had a lightning strike about 2 years ago
> that destroyed my control box but didn't seem to affect the rotor.  But
> recently I have developed an annoying problem.
> 
> The direction indicator on the control box will not sync up with the
> rotor.  The rotor still points south at the far CCW stop and points west
> at the far CW stop.  But for some reason the control box seems ot be 20 to
> 30 degrees out of sync and it can not be adjusted to account for this
> difference.
> 
> Has anyone ran into this before or can someone offer advice on how to
> resolve it?
> 
> Thanks & 73s,
> W4TDX
> 
> 
> 
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