[TowerTalk] What rotor should I use

[Chris Pinholster]

Joe,
I have a Force 12C4 on my MA-40 and use a Yaesu 2800 SDX. Works fine for the last five years.
Of course YMMV.

Chris  K4WIN

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On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Joe Nuccio <k4nyy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a US Tower MA-40, a MARB and MAF. I also have a SteppIR 3-element 
> 
> beam. What rotor do I need?
> 
> 
> One knowledgeable person about rotors has suggested thatSteppIR's put a 
> 
> lot of torque back and forth on rotors. He thinks a HAM-IV will getdestroyed
> and a t2x is marginal 
> for the 3 elSteppIR because of the 16' boom and 36' 
> 
> long elements even when mounted inside a 
> tower on a rotor plate.  He wonders 
> 
> if a t2x can handle the rotation of the MA-40 tower and the SteppIR as well. He 
> knows of many people using the MA-40 rotatable tower as I  want to do, but, they
> aren't adding a SteppIR on top. He suggests abigger rotor or smaller antenna.
> 
> . 
> 
> I know some people who are using a HAM-IV to rotate a MA-40 tower, but, they do
> have smaller beams. Please let me have your experiences and suggestions.
> 
> 73  Joe  K4NYY
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