[TowerTalk] Rotor and controller choice

[Grant Saviers]

! agree re Yaesu 2800 either new or old model are good rotators except 
for the Yaesu controller.  It works fine but the mickey mouse pointer 
o-ring drives are a pain to replace when they go flabby.  I've seen 
these controllers at give away prices when replaced with a Green Heron.  
My nine GH's are fine except for azimuth setting wire wound pot noise 
which causes them to wander up to +/- 10 degrees at random times. Very 
annoying.

I also like my Orion/GH combo.  A bit more capacity than the Yaesu.

Grant KZ1W



On 8/13/2018 7:01 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I am not sure what a Green Heron combo is but for sure Green Heron
> controllers are cream of the crop. I have quite a few of them and support
> is also excellent.
>
> In my opinion a stock Yaesu G-2800DXA (rotator and controller) would work
> well for your proposed antenna system. I had two of these at my Aruba
> station http://www.p40a.com and never had an issue. If they worked in that
> tough environment they should work anywhere.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> From: Gary Smith KA1J
> Date: Mon Aug 13 00:13:48 EDT 2018
>
>
> I need to replace my old Tailtwister &
> control. It was stuck most of last winter
> and would not free up till I manually
> worked it back & forth and finally broke
> it free. It still has moments of
> hesitation in travel and though I can have
> it rebuilt, it's 40 years old and I need a
> more current controller anyway.
>
> I removed the almost 40 year old Hy-Gain &
> replaced it with a M2 6M7JHV with 2.5 Sq
> feet of loading. It is on a roof mounted
> tripod. Eventually I will have a tower and
> HF beam, I'm looking at beams with 13 sq
> ft of wind loading and will have the 6M
> above the HF antenna so 15.5 wind loading
> is down the road. With that, I should
> consider a rotor to handle 20 Sq ft just
> to be on the safe side. I've been looking
> at digital controllers that allow me to
> manually choose the degree or use the
> logging software to aim it.
>
> At this point the Green Heron combos look
> affordable but looking at the Eham
> reviews, the rotors aren't getting the
> best marks. I'd rather get the right
> rotor/controller now and be overkill for
> the 6M antenna but be ready for the HF
> beam a few years down the road.
>
> The Green Heron controllers seem to be a
> good choice but I have no experience with
> new rotors. I'd appreciate thoughts on a
> good combo for me to look at. A highly
> reliable rotor with quick rotational speed
> is important to me.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>
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