[TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s Rotator

[WD0M]

Ive always pinned my Yaesu G-1000SDX - it's handled 125 mph gusts in 
Alaska with lots of snow and ice, and here in CO, it's seen 90 mph gusts 
that blew out the windows on the front of our home.  Good rotator.  I 
used the bolt Yaesu gave me when I bought it to pin it.

Joe Hannigan - WDØM
Pagosa Springs, CO

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Pete Smith wrote:
> #1 is absolutely correct, nay even critical.  #2 has not been my experience 
> in 11 years with three different Yaesu rotators, all pinned.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>
>
> At 08:46 PM 12/26/2007, Blake Meinecke wrote:
>   
>> #1 Tighten the mast clamp EXACTLY LIKE the instructions say
>> #2 Resist the urge to pin the mast to it!!!!
>>
>> Ignore #1 and you'll break the clamp.
>> Ignore #2 and you'll end up with an aluminum housing full of thousands of
>> little bits and pieces.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>> Blake N4GI
>>
>>     
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of RICHARD SOLOMON
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 22:54
>>> To: k1ttt at arrl.net; towertalk at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G800s Rotator
>>>
>>> I am considering the YAESU  G-2800DXA for my LM-470.
>>> Am I making a mistake ??
>>>
>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ/7
>