[TowerTalk] Ham series rotor

K8RI on TowerTalk K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Tue Dec 19 19:59:24 EST 2006


They may differ slightly from model to model and some may be heavier than 
others, but when inside I've noted very little difference from the old Ham-M 
to the Tail twister.

Jake has some good advise.


> Clint,  The Hy-gain.com site has online manuals available for a lot of 
> their gear. Might be your best bet. If it is like the Ham V, make sure you 
> have it over an old towel or cake pan to catch the ball bearings that may 
> fall out of the races. I've never had a Ham II apart so don't know if/how 
> many bearings there are. Oh, and mark the upper and lower housings with a 
> pencil or marker so you get them back together the same, and make note of 
> where the directional pot is sitting when you take it apart. I usually 
> would run the rotor all the way in one direction and then back it up just 
> a touch. Makes it easier to put the housings back together.

As an added note...Make that mark go across the bottom, not just the bearing 
race<:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
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> Good luck es 73
> K9WN  Jake
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