[TowerTalk] Rotator Choice for Larger Yagi

[john at kk9a.com]

Torque has nothing to do with ability to hold an antenna in the wind or how
well a rotator will hold up.  The Hy-Gain HDR-300's that I owned had plenty
of torque, but each of them required service approximately once a year. All
of the damage to them occurred while they were not being used.  Amazingly
the small windshield wiper motor with plastic gears that TIC General puts in
their ring rotator turns my 250 pound H.B. interlaced 20/40m beam and other
smaller monobanders with few issues.

John KK9A


To:	towertalk at contesting.com
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Choice for Larger Yagi
From:	"Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
Date:	Wed, 4 May 2016 19:27:59 -0400

Torque means a lot. It's the ultimate measure of turning power and the
ability to hold an antenna in the wind.