[TowerTalk] Rotator Choice....Yaesu 2800 or Yaesu 1000??

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/2007 5:39:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  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  ???
 
    Well, the K Factor of the G1000 is 1664 ft-lbs  and the rating for the 3L 
antenna is about 840 so I'd say you've got plenty of  capacity. If it was me 
I wouldn't spend twice as much for the G2800. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH 



 



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