[TowerTalk] ROTATOR ADVICE

[Matt Patterson]

I have an Orion 2800PDC.  Excellent rotor!  Installation is pretty 
straightforward.  The holes on a standard Rohn rotor plate will not line up 
so be prepared to drill new ones.  Or you could buy a rotor plate that is 
made for the Orion.  I believe Array Solutions carries them as do others. 
Other than that, it's a fairly simple install.  Also, if your rotor cable is 
150'+ you may need to run some RG-58 for the read\write pulse lines.  Mine 
is around 250' and even though I bought the heavy duty rotor cable from 
TheWireMan that says it is specifically made for this type of installation I 
had to run a seperate length of RG-58.

73 Matt
W5LL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TOMMY HALIBURTON" <ROCKETJ10 at MSN.COM>
To: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Cc: <rocketj10 at msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:43 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] ROTATOR ADVICE


> To All,
>
> I am starting to assemble and optimize a Force-12 C4XLD and eventually 
> place it on the tower. I am finally ready to upgrade my rotator from a T2X 
> to an Orion OR-2800PDC (I had considered the Pro Sistel PST61D and the 
> Alfa Spid but ruled them out due to physical fit). I know that it will fit 
> my Hy-Gain HG54-HD tower without modifications but was wondering if there 
> is anything I should know before I mount it.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Semper Fi,
>
> Tommy - K6YE
> DX IS
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