[TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes

[Wm. Freddy Curtis]

Dink,
Check out the following site:
http://www.mds-ham.com/RC-1-H-Digital-Rotor-Control.htm

I just got one of the MDS controllers for my Yaesu G-450XL rotor.  The
controller works great and fully "modern" with digital readout.  And by the
way 1/2 the cost of the Green Herron.

Freddy Curtis - KC4GUG
Smithville, TN
 
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Maser
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:52 PM
To: Michael Dinkelman; TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes

Suggestion: go buy a Green Heron controller and your problems will be over.

Bob  W6TR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Dinkelman" <mwdink at eskimo.com>
To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDR-300 and Hygain control boxes


> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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>
>>
>> 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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