[TowerTalk] Ham IV Repair

Jim W7RY jimw7ry at gmail.com
Wed Apr 26 13:31:31 EDT 2023


If your on the west coast, there is a guy, (Bob, W7KD)  in Portland 
Oregon that services Hy-Gain rotors.

73, Jim W7RY



On 4/26/2023 12:21 PM, David Hachadorian wrote:
> W2HP always did a great job for me on T2X repairs.
>
> About two years ago, I decided that I had had enough with the problems 
> of balky brakes, unreliability, etc. on the T2X and switched over to 
> an Alpha Spid RAK with a Green Heron controller. It works slick, 
> especially when tied in to a logging program such as N1MM.  There have 
> been zero problems with it so far.  Tell it where to go, either by 
> turning the control knob or via the logging program, and it ramps up, 
> turns, ramps down and stops.  No drama.
>
> I got the RAK and controller as a package deal from Green Heron. I 
> think KF7P also has a package deal, and he also sells a little 
> mounting post for the rotator .
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
> On 4/26/2023 3:37 AM, Jon Zaimes, AA1K via TowerTalk wrote:
>> W2HP has done good work on several of my T2X and Ham 4. Info on QRZ.com
>>
>>
>> 73/Jon
>>
>>
>>
>> Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K
>>
>> Tower climber for hire
>>
>> http://www.aa1k.us/
>>
>> Cell: 302-632-2353
>>
>>
>> Reviews of AA1K tower work on eham 
>> website:http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12922
>>
>>
>> Hug your favorite tower every day, and always stay connected to it.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, April 21, 2023, 11:23 PM, Wilson Lamb via 
>> TowerTalk<towertalk at contesting.com>  wrote:
>>
>> I have one that's behaving strangely.
>> Sometimes it will turn one way, sometimes both.  Sometimes completely 
>> normally.
>> Sometimes it slows/sticks if I go beyond East, turning clockwise.
>> I can't find anything wrong electrically, so am thinking the bearings 
>> are going.
>>
>>
>> Is there anyone servicing these besides Norm?
>> Have others seen these symptoms?
>> Any relevant advice appreciated,
>> Wilson
>> W4BOH
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY


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