[TowerTalk] HamIV Rotor HUM

[Anthony W. DePrato]

>Well i started a strange problem on my 40 mt yagi rotor this week. 
>push the brake release and i get ac hum in the ts 870. switched it 
>to the ts 950sdx and does the same thing. thought it was the cap in 
>the control box so switched out control boxes still have it. had the 
>rig in vox and hit the break and it keyed the rig and amp hi hi..got 
>to find the IV book and check the pins.. have no ideal what in the 
>rotor would cause this unless a tranny winding has shorted but rotor 
>works fine. been rainning for two days so cant go up the tower . but 
>it was doing it before the rain.

73 Tony


Anthony W.  DePrato WA4JQS
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