[TowerTalk] Rotor Selection Advice Wanted - Heavy Duty

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/8/2007 11:26:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  As far as I'm aware, the 2800 has been proven time-and-again  to be 
incapable of holding a MonstIR in even a moderate wind.  I suggest  you avoid 
needlessly repeating this mistake, and implement your prop-pitch  solution right 
from the start.
 
    While I endorse the PP solution, the problem with  the Orion is the mast 
clamp. It's big and heavy but does a lousy job of  holding a mast. The teeth 
need machining - they're different lengths - and so  do the surfaces of the 
nuts and bolts - the dimpled surface gets squashed down  over time and the nuts 
loosen up. K7NV is the one that suggested these  problems and fixes them 
himself with FB results. 
 
    He also has lovely prop-pitches available -  expensive but lovely. 
 
    I sell them occasionally and send them to M2 for  integration with the 
Orion control box. Perhaps a better solution would be the  new Green Heron 
control box. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
_www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com)