[TowerTalk] Antenna Rotator

[W1GOR]

Joe,

AlfaSpid, Canada...  Double worm-gear drive, very strong... Very hard to 
damage...

http://www.alfaradio.ca/

73, Larry - W1GOR



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Young" <jwyoung at cybertrails.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:07 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Antenna Rotator



> I am looking for a replacement for my HyGain T2X. The T2X is on a
> 70 foot Glenn Martin tower with the Voyager tram system. The position
> pot has failed and  during windy conditions the antenna (Tennadyne T-12)
> will not turn. The Glenn Martin Co. recommended the T2X for my application
> with their tower and the T-12 LPA, but the rotator is not up to the job. I 
> have used
> some other models of HyGain rotators in the past with other antennas and 
> on every
> one of them the position pot failed sooner or later (mostly sooner). I 
> thought that maybe
> the T2X would be "better".
>
> Any recommendations for a well designed, strong and reliable rotator 
> system
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks and 73 de Joe, W6RLL