[TowerTalk] Rotator Choice for Larger Yagi

[Jerry Gardner]

It seems that most of you guys prefer the M2 Orion 2800. I hadn't
considered that one, but have done some research on the Internet and find
that it has two issues: water ingress into the top bearing, and mast
slippage. There seem to be work-arounds for both of these issues, however,
but it's still someone curious that M2 hasn't corrected the issues
themselves. The Green Heron controller was also mentioned a lot, and I've
got that covered as I use a Green Heron with the Alfaspid RAK currently up
on my tower.

I've read about similar water ingress issues with the Prosistel rotator, so
it seems that this issue is somewhat universal.

The one thing that still concerns me about the Orion, however, is that it's
only rated to 35 sqft. The OB17-4 is 27 sqft, so there's not a lot of
margin there.

Thanks,
Jerry

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H <ea1ddo at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Best rotators are Big Boy - PST, check them out in Array Solutions;
>
> http://arraysolutions.eestage.com/prosistel-general-info
>
> You can use the original controller, Green Heron or any other.
>
>                                                73, Maximo
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> > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:58:54 +0000
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > From: ve7xf at dccnet.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Choice for Larger Yagi
> >
> > >The M2 OR2800 will handle up to 35 square feet of antenna and support
> 1800
> > >pounds. It also fits in the tower nicely because of its triangular
> shape.
> >
> > I've spent the last few weeks trying to pick a rotator for a new
> installation.
> > Indeed, the OR2800 looks good, but I've read too much about water
> ingress,
> > rust and the indifference of the manufacturer.
> > Comments?
> >
> > VE7XF
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