[TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s Rotator

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

I thought prop pitch motors went the way of the battleship and dinosaur !!
 
73, Dick, W1KSZ/7


Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:24:27 -0800From: n6ki73 at gmail.comTo: w1ksz at q.comSubject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s RotatorCC: towertalk at contesting.comTalk to the guys that repair them for a living, just like one would research a carSuggest you contact Norms and C.A.T.S. , a Google search should lead you to themlet them tell you how wonderful the Yaesu rotators are to repair and that may guide you A small prop pitch would be the cats meowThat's what I use in a LM-470D to turn a MonstIR SteppIR and a 80 mtr F12 Rotatable Dipole(photo at qrz.com )You get what you pay for and most times less ....... Learn all about what a REAL rotator is all about at  www.k7nv.comI have NO pecuniary interest in this matter.73, Dennis N6KI
On Dec 26, 2007 2:53 PM, RICHARD SOLOMON < w1ksz at q.com> wrote:
Now there's a comment that begs for more info !! I am considering the YAESU  G-2800DXA for my LM-470.Am I making a mistake ??73, Dick, W1KSZ/7> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:54:29 +0000> From: k1ttt at arrl.net > To: towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s Rotator> > Before you open the rotor check the resistance of the indicator pot as it> rotates from end to end. There are many more problems with Yaesu indicator> boxes than with the rotor pot itself.> > > David Robbins K1TTT> e-mail: mailto: k1ttt at arrl.net> web: http://www.k1ttt.net> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net> > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott Stembaugh> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 20:36> > To: towertalk at contesting.com> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s Rotator> > > > I have acquired a Yaesu G800s that I have been told has a problem with> > showing the actual position. The original owner knew how long it took to> > rotate and occasionally stepped outside to verify that he was pointing> > where> > he thought h 


 e should be. I am planning on opening up the rotator to see> > if> > I can correct the problem before I put it up next spring. While I have it> > open is there anything else I should do preventive maintenance wise? Any> > "common" failures/problems that I should be on the lookout for?> > > > And if the pot, or any other parts, has failed what is a good resource for> > parts for this rotator?> > > > Thanks and vy 73,> > --Scott N9LJX> > > > --> > ------> > N9LJX> > radio.n9ljx at gmail.com> > http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~scott/> > _______________________________________________> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > TowerTalk mailing list> > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk