[TowerTalk] 4O3A Rotor Genius

[Les Brown]

Rich,
   I started using the Rotator Genius when the potentiometer in the rotator
started to act up. It works fairly well. You have to be careful in setting
the voltage options. It uses PWM to modulated the input voltage. The soft
start/stop is way too short in my opinion and I told them so. It is a
fraction of a second. I analyzed the output waveform in great detail last
year. They told me that they would be redesigning the controller hopefully
to improve the soft start/stop and to give more predictable output waveforms
for the various settings.
   You also have to mount the sensor on the boom of a beam far enough away
from the tower legs so as to have a reliable reading (before calibration).
Calibration does correct for most errors though.
73, Les VE3NNT

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Thorne
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 12:45 PM
To: tower and HF Antenna Construction Topics. <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] 4O3A Rotor Genius

Anyone out in TowerTalk land using a Rotor Genius to control their rotor.

I'd like to get your thoughts on how it works.  I'm interested in using it
on a Tic Ring rotor (so the pot is not needed) and a M2 Orion 2800.

Thanks

Rich - N5ZC
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