[VHFcontesting] Rovers using Yaesu rotators

[Joshua M. Arritt]

Jon's right -- my solar/battery home station makes (*minimal*) use of a 
G-800 to rotate 11 el on 222 and 19 el on 432.  Minimal -- because with 
only 240Ah of battery, I must be careful to budget the energy storage 
between rotating and transmitting.  (some wider-beam ants are available 
on a coax switch for both bands at opposing azimuths, which helps).


The rotor came to me for free, in need of an "oil change", and 
"headless" -- that is, without a controller.  Thus after getting the 
mechanics in working order, I dove into the junk box with a hot hatchet 
in hand to forge my own.  Works, but boy howdy, those factory jobs sure 
are prettier!


73,
 - Josh / KF4YLM


jcplatt1 at mmm.com wrote:
> Bill - are you aware that the Yaesu G-800 and G-1000 rotator motors are DC
> and will run off of 13.8 vdc?    The control box takes 110vac to generate
> other working voltages, but you can design your own simple control box and
> go with straight 13.8 vdc - no inverter.
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ/R
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