[TowerTalk] HEAThKIT INTELLIROTOR HD 1780

[Van K7VS]

Just one step further, Larry.  The Heath unit has ramp up and ramp down with adjustable times for this feature and reverses your tailtwister before it turns to release the torque on the rotor before turning your antenna!  LCD readout and many many more features than any other rotor controller out there.  No reason why you can’t use usb port to your computer as well.  Take a look at the review and you understand why it is much more useful than the others on the market.  Matter of fact, it was hy-gain that asked heathkit to develop the unit for their rotators!  But at the time, apparently the market wasn’t there for this device and heath dropped it after a few years  The hy gain unit is twice the money now!  Isn’t that interesting!  Van, K7VS  

From: Larry stowell 
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:32 AM
To: 'Van K7VS' 
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Digital rotor control--HEAThKIT INTELLIROTOR HD 1780

Thanks Van

 

I have the Green Heron controller. I use it because of the ramp-up and ramp-down feature, no torque on the tower and the new R21 has usb interface.

 

73 Larry K1ZW

 


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From: Van K7VS [mailto:wa7fab at cdsnet.net] 
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:28 PM
To: Larry stowell
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digital rotor control--HEAThKIT INTELLIROTOR HD 1780

 

Larry, you might want to google the item mentioned in the subject line.  It is reviewed on eham and received a 5 of 5.   It works not only with the ham m and tail twister series but other rotors as well.  It also works with almost all logging and contest programs and uses a rs-232 interface.  You can also update the dxcc countries and add to the list already provided.  It is a very nice unit and has some features not found on the hy-gain dcu unit (which I sold!).  Have been using mine for many years now.  In fact have another one still in the box, unused here.  Van, K7VS

 

From: Larry stowell 

Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:26 AM

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Digital rotor control