[TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes

[Michael Dinkelman]

No problems with the rotor (even after being dropped 50'
years ago). Just don't like the controller.

Used the Heathkit (HD1780?) rotor control with it for a
while but really didn't care for that either.

73
dink


john at kk9a.com wrote:
> You may better off to just replace everything.   About two decades ago, I 
> owned two HDR-300's and I could not go a year without rebuilding each of 
> them. The biggest problem was the shaft wearing out.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
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> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes
> From: mwdink at eskimo.com
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:13:56 -0800 (PST)
> List-post: <towertalk at contesting.com">mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
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> Admittedly, I haven't done my homework and checked the schematics. Just
> looking for a quick answer before going further.
> 
> I have a HDR-300 (works great) but HATE the control head (it's
> HUGE!). Has anybody ever tried or investigated modifying a Hygain
> bell-type control head (i.e. Tailtwister) to control the HDR-300?
> 
> cheers
> dink, n7wa
> 
> (no, I can't afford a Green Heron) 
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