[TowerTalk] Rotor Location

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/10/06 3:02:10 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
aa4lr at arrl.net writes:

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.
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I've never been a big fan of changing out rotors either.  That's why I  
oversize my rotors to the job.  Don't expect a Ham 4 antenna to rotate a  the 10-12 
square feet of antenna it's rated for.  Don't expect a T2X to  handle 18 
square feet even though it's rated for 20.  If you do you WILL be  up and down the 
tower quite a bit if do it.  Make sure all connections  are good 
ones...weatherproofed.
 
Bill K4XS