[TowerTalk] homebrew rotator

[ScottW3TX]

It quite simple to fashion an indestructible rotator from off-the-shelf 2
stage worm gearboxes, a pulse counter, a Green Heron rotator controller
plus DC interface, and some sprockets.

Typically one can start by doing the needed calculations found within the
Boston Gear catalog.  Pick the gearbox, pick a 90v DC wash down motor,
appropriate sprockets, and then put them together.

There is money to be saved by purchasing non-Boston knock-off parts, and
using them I have never had a field failure.

The tradeoff is that this will be MUCH more costly than buying an off the
shelf amateur radio rotator. But it will likely never fail.

73, Scott W3TX



On 6/1/16 3:22 PM, "Danny Pease" <dpease at adams.net> wrote:

>I have been intrigued with putting together my own antenna mast rotation
>system and wondered if anyone has any info on using a rack and pinion gear
>type system in conjunction with a linear actuator. If the rack and pinion
>turns out to be too expensive, my second choice would be a chain drive
>with
>the linear actuator.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Danny NG9R
>
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