[TowerTalk] TR-44 rotors

[Michael Brown]

I couldn't agree more with Steve on this one. I had a brand new CD 45 I used 
my TH3 and it lasted a little over a  year before the potentiometer went out 
on it. You could just watch the TH3 moving back and forth with the CD 45 
with not much wind at all.. A good deal on a used Ham II took care of the 
problem and it's still working fine 10 years later.

73 - Mike K9MI



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>
To: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>; 
<dx-list at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 19:57
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] TR-44 rotors


> The only problem is, the TR-44 has no brake.
>
> Even a "small" tribander (usually) has elements that are 25-30 feet long 
> which catch a lot of wind and make the beam "windmill."
>
> That can cause various types of damage, often to the feedline or 
> connections.
>
> I'd prefer an old, rebuilt HAM-M series (HAM-M, HAM-II, HAM-III, HAM-IV, 
> whatever) because they all have brakes.
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:55 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; dx-list at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] TR-44 rotors
>
>
> Does anyone on the list have experience or comments (good/bad) concering 
> the CDE TR44 rotors?  I know these are older unit, but would one relubed 
> and such still work good for a small tribander?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
>
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