[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-800S Controller

[Henk PA5KT]

Hi,

When my controller was stolen I tried first to find another Yaeus 
controller, but there appear to be almost no controllers on the used 
market.

So I purchased the MDS RC1-Y.
http://www.mds-ham.com/RC1-Y-Digital-Rotor-Control.htm

Cheaper than the Green Heron.
For the price of the Green Heron controller you can also buy a new Yeasu 
rotor.

I also have a ERC rotor controller. They sell a desktop housing to make 
your own controller.
http://easy-rotor-control.com/.

73 Henk PA5KT

Op 10/2/2015 om 7:19 PM schreef Charles Farr:
> I have been using a Yaesu G-800S controller to run my CATS RD-1800Y 
> rotator for 14 years. Rotator is fine. Yaesu controller, not so much.
>
> When I opened the controller up, I found the rubber belt had stretched 
> to the point where it no longer ran the gear chain that drives the 
> pointer. I, with much difficulty, replaced the belt with a suitable 
> O-ring from the hardware store. In the process I must have mis-aligned 
> something, because it no longer functions as an indicator. I does, 
> however turn the rotator.
>
> An email to Yaesu, reveals that they no longer service that particular 
> model. Apparently, no one does.
>
> I seem to have several options: Find another G-series Yaesu 
> controller, (probably the cheapest, least work involved, as any 
> G-series will work); find someone with the needed documentation and 
> experience to repair my controller; or invest a substantial amount of 
> money in a Green Heron controller.
>
> So, does anyone have a working G-xxxx Yaesu controller they'd be 
> willing to sell to me? Is there anyone known to have the experience to 
> repair/align my G-800S?
>
> If you have a working Yaesu G-xxxx controller for sale, please contact 
> me directly.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73
> Chuck, W6AJW
>
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