[VHFcontesting] K4GUN 6m Par Moxon and DC Rotors

[Bob Cumming]

Agreeing with Bill and Ron.

Per the MDS Web Site:

"
The <http://www.mds-ham.com/RC-1-H-Digital-Rotor-Control.htm>RC1-H is 
the ham M, II, III, IV, and Tailtwister control box.  It is a UPGRADE 
box, in that you must still use the power (24VAC @5A) from your old 
control box, or supply your own AC power supply.

"

I saw the units at Orlando's HamCationsm.

Quite impressive.  If I hadn't recently spent about $1K for a 
Prosistel PST 2051 with a digital box I might have bought one for my 
Ham IV.  I still might buy one for my HamII on my UHF+ tower.

VRY 73

Bob Cumming
W2BZY
QRV 160M-3CM
from EL98hr
Commercial Chairman
HamCationsm 2009
(407) 333-0690
w2bzy at cfl.rr.com

  08:48 AM 5/27/2008, Rogers, Ron wrote:
>Agree with Bill.......
>
>All of the popular named rotors I have ever owned (CDE, Hygain,
>Alliance, Yaesu, Kenpro, etc) all use 24 volt AC motors in the rotor in
>conjunction with a motor capacitor switch in to change direction of the
>motor through the AC voltage phase delay. I believe only one model of
>the Yaesu rotors uses a DC motor.
>
>
>
>Ron
>WW8RR
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Olson
>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:16 AM
>To: VHF contesting list
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] K4GUN 6m Par Moxon and DC Rotors
>
>
>Hi all, While the readouts run on DC, the CDE/HyGain Ham-X series MOTORS
>run on 24v. AC..
>
>bill, k1DY
>
>
>
>
> > From: n8um at comcast.net
> > To: k4gun at comcast.net; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> > Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:42:44 -0400
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] K4GUN 6m Par Moxon and DC Rotors
> >
> > Nice setup.  I looked at your pictures.  Is your 6 meter Moxon mounted
>
> > backwards with respect to your other antennas?  I think it might be a
> > driven element and reflector...  Therefore the wire reflector element
> > should be behind the square aluminum driven element.  Any other guys
>got an opinion?
> > I have misplaced my assembly sheet.
> >
> > Most rotators (Yaesu, Ham X series, Emoto, Alliance) run on 24vdc so
> > there is no need to buy a dc rotor.  I just bought a controller from
> > MDS. It replaces my 110vac control box with a digital display and
> > computer interface.  The MDS controller uses a simple 2.5mm 13.8v dc
> > hook up and supplies 24vdc for most rotator series.  Pretty slick and
> > half the price of other digital controllers.  See
> > http://www.mds-ham.com
> >
> > John B.  N8UM  Oak Ridge, Tennessee
> >
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