[TowerTalk] Ham IV vs Yaesu

[AD5VJ Bob]

Have a Ham IV right now (in the box), just been refurbished, and had one abt 15 years ago as well.

Also used one while living as DX on Johnston Island WY5L/KH3 in the late 80's. 

Never had any problems with one except the one I had 15 years ago I had to take apart once and clean up. The grease had gotten old
and needed replacing, so I bought the recommended grease for the time and re-greased it.

A friend of mine just gave me an old Hornet Tribander (TB-500), so this one is about to go into service with that baby as soon as it
gets here, I get a Tower and I clean it the Hornet and press it into service.

Only draw back in today's world as I see it is that the Ham IV will not give me a digital signal to be able to control from my
logging applications. 

But, I read and speak analogue and it will readout the degrees in analogue.

  73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
http://www.ad5vj.com/

Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe - WDØM
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:21 PM
> To: JMLTINC at aol.com; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ham IV vs Yaesu
> 
> Used to have a Ham IV - sold it and bought the Yaesu G-1000.  
> I'm very happy with that decision.  I've had the Yaesu for 
> about 7 years, and had no problems.  Used it when I lived in 
> Alaska, and it survived 100 mph plus wind gusts, turning a 
> Mosley Pro57B40 and a Cushcraft 5L 6M beam.  It now turns my 
> SteppIR 4L, and the wind gusts here in CO have hit 88 mph.  
> Combined with the IdiomPress rotor controller card, it's a 
> wonderful piece of equipment.  YMMV....
> 
> 73,
> Joe
> WDØM
> 
> 
> At 03:40 AM 12/8/2006, JMLTINC at aol.com wrote:
> >Hi gang,
> >
> >I am writing for a friend who is not Internet enabled.
> >
> >He has been a Ham IV user since it's introduction. As a moicrowaver, 
> >his towers see a good load. He keeps a spare rotor to swap 
> out when one 
> >in service fails, which is often.
> >
> >He is now considering replacing these (as they fail again) 
> with Yaesu 
> >G1000-DXA's.
> >
> >You opinions between these two rotors (only these please) is greatly 
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John, N9RF
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