Well I was not expecting that good of a reply, but thank you very much, as a novice I did not mean to put down any rotor as I have not yet used one, just was a little scetchy on all the posts like I said. Welcome to any other replies, but having that from the Greater North pretty much did it. The cold operation also said alot thanks again... :)
Kevin KF7MYK > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:00:40 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Rotor vs problems > > > I am looking to upgrade my ant from fixed to rotor, > > If I were to spend the money, what would be the best no hassle rotator I > > Should get? > > I am sure there will be lots of good ideas come from this, but for what it is > worth I will give you my nickels worth. > > I have tried lots of ways. Used U100 series rotors, handmade types from > ventilation damper motors to stepper motors, and old TVRO jack drives. In the > end > I have used the Yaesu G5500/5400 for most of my time. I have bought used and > regreassed them, even repaired the odd controller. I have never bought new > though. > > I have had 2 of them in 10 years. I have never had any burn out or fail from > any > use. I take the satellite system down about every 5 years for maintenance, > which > means taking apart the rotors for inspection and greasing. The only time I > have > ever replaced one, is to upgrade from 5400 to 5500, when I added 1296 and > 2304 > beams in hope of AO-40 and AO-???. > > From what I read most failures are from installation errors, or living in the > salt areas of the oceans. Living here in the cold climate of Canadian > winters, I > find they work great. And no I do not have shares in the company. > > But it comes down to the type of operator you are. For me, I wanted something > that > works and can be controlled by automatic means with no hassles. That is why I > stay with the Yaesu units. I guess it comes down to do you want to operate, > or > have fun designing, building, or repairing other units. > > -- > Bill Booth VE3NXK > Sundridge ON, Canada > 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N > FN05ns > > Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html > > Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life > Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
