[TowerTalk] Fwd: Re: Rotator Choice....Yaesu 2800 or Yaesu 1000??

[Scott Millick]

I have a 3 element 30 and single element 80 meter Force 12 up and the 
rotor brake on the 1000 went out when the ice storm hit last 
December  So did the antenna   The M2 2800 held the PRO67 fine on 
another tower of course





>I have a Force 12 C31XR, a rotatable 40m dipole and a Force 12 2/2/1
>WARC antenna on a 10' mast using just a 1000 DX-A and it's running
>fine. Control box had a hissy-fit, though, and I switched to a Green Heron.
>
>
> >I'm using a Yaesu G-1000SDX with my 4L - I've had 88 mph winds that
> >blew out the windows on my home - the Yaesu works fine.  It also
> >withstood 125 mph recorded wind gusts while I lived in Alaska with a
> >Mosley Pro57B-40 and a 5L 6M beam on top.  I'm content.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >At 04:34 AM 5/3/2007, Glenn Edson wrote:
> >>We are putting up a new tower and will have a 3 element SteppIR on it. The
> >>wind load for this antenna is well under the spec for the Yaesu 1000 BUT we
> >>have had
> >>2 occasions in the last 6 months to have winds gusting to well over 80 mph.
> >>Would the Yaesu 2800 be a better choice given our wind conditions on top of
> >>a hill here in New Hampshire ???
> >>
> >>Glenn -  K1GE
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Peter,
>W2IRT
>
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Scotty K9SM