[TowerTalk] Antenna Rotator

[Roger (K8RI)]

How much are you willing to spend and how rugged do you want?

Both the Alpha Spid and the Pro Sis Tel series are good and rugged. Both 
systems use double worm gear drives which eliminate the need for a seperate 
brake.  I believe both use the digital dignal for position much like the 
sattelite dish positioners, but I may be mistaken on that.

The Alpha Spid series are made to mount on a pipe while the Pro Sis Tel use 
the flat mounting plate.  The Alpha is about half the price (at $600 to 
$700) of the lower range Pro Sis Tel. .

A couple of quick Google searches should bring up all the information on 
both.

73 and good luck,

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL Life Member)
N833R World's oldest Debonair
www.rogerhalstead.com
> Hello,
>
> 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
>
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