[ADXA] rotators

[Dennis Schaefer]

Thanks to all for good insights on the Yaesu rotators.  It is obvious they
are a more modern design and have some advantages.  Also, less vulnerable
to indicator failures.   Braking must be good, if the 2800 will handle a
big Mosley and the 800 handled Joel’s  WARC stack OK even though he swapped
it out later.  The main drawback seems to be inconvenience with repairs,
but they seem reliable.

  If I switch over to Yaesu, I’ll probably get the G-1000 for my Force-12
C-3 (35 lbs, less than 10 sq feet).   I’ve got enough Ham-X hardware that
I’m going to stick with that for awhile longer.  My local friend
appreciates the Yaesu advice.

and for Stan - yes, RigExpert is the way to go!   I love my AA-230 Zoom.

73,
Dennis

On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 12:59 AM <w5znjoel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dennis,
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> I have had four Yaesu rotors and can highly recommend them. They do not
> have a break wedge like the Ham-x rotors. The gears and gearing ratio is
> different, and significantly better, than the Hy-Gain Ham-x and T2X rotors
> and that provides the “break” for the system. I have had a G-800, two
> G-1000, and two G-2800’s. I had a G-800 as the rotor for my 17/12 meter JK
> Yagi and 30 meter JK Yagi (all on the same tower). It worked fine. I have
> since replaced it with a G-1000 for no other reason than I had one and
> wanted a larger rotor for those antennas. I now only have two Yaesu rotors
> in use here, the G-1000 just noted and a G-2800 rotating an M2 KT36XA and
> M2 6M9KHW. No issues to date. The Yaesu rotors only require five control
> wires. Two for the motor and three for the azimuth direction which, by the
> way, is soooooo much cleaner and smoother than the Hy-Gain pot readout.
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> I have no experience with the Yaesu rotor controllers so I can’t speak to
> those. I use the Green Heron controllers.
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> There is only one negative with the Yaesu rotors. It is my understanding
> you cannot buy parts for them. I have never needed to repair one and have
> never tried to order any parts, but that is what I’m told.
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> Opinions and preferences vary greatly, especially in amateur radio. My
> comments above are based on my experience with Yaesu rotors over the past
> 12 years. I completely stopped using Hy-Gain rotors at that time have none
> is use here.
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> 73 Joel W5ZN
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Dennis Schaefer
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 5, 2024 9:42 PM
> *To:* ADXA <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [ADXA] rotators
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>
> A local friend needs a new rotator.  He is looking at a Yaesu G-800.  He
> recently almost lost everything in 80 MPH winds and we had two similar
> storms within a week.  He wants to make sure he gets something with a good
> brake.   The Yaesu rotators say the braking system is “mechanical and
> electrical stopper”.   No one seems to know what that means.  I guess it is
> somewhere between the steel wedge in the Ham-X rotators and relying on the
> motor gears to resist windmilling like some of the low end rotators seem to
> do.
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> Anyone have any words of wisdom I can pass along to him?   The antenna is
> a small tribander, so he will probably be OK.
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> 73,
>
> Dennis/RZ
>
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