[TowerTalk] Rotor Location

[Bill Coleman]

On Apr 15, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Reicher, James wrote:

> I'm seriously considering moving my rotor from the top of my tower  
> to a
> spot in the bottom section so that it will be easier to reach for
> maintenance.

Does your rotator break down that often? For what they do, rotators  
are pretty rugged pieces of equipment. If yours is constantly  
breaking, perhaps you need to move to a larger rotator?

What maintenance needs to be done on a rotator? I've had my 30-year  
old Ham-M on the tower for five years without a hitch.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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