[Mobile-Portable] Screwdriver antenna controller

[Scott Neader KA9FOX]

Jim, if you look on Charlie's site at http://www.hiqantennas.com and pull 
up your 4/80RT, it now says:

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Method of tuning:

For Yaesu Radios (FT-100/D, 847, 857 & 897)
I recommend The Antenna BOSS Motorized Antenna Controller, which will 
interface between the Hi-Q antenna and your Yaesu rig. This will make the 
antenna act and tune like the old ATAS-100 and 120. You may also use a 
simple DPDT switch to tune the antenna.

For Other Radios
ALL of the Hi-Q-Antennas manufactured since January 2003 have a magnet 
installed to count rotations of the motor-output shaft. So, by adding a 
simple reed switch externally, you can use the Ameritron SDC-100 antenna 
controller. You may also use a simple DPDT switch to tune the antenna.
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Since you have had your antenna for 4 years, it is unlikely that you have 
the magnet installed (which counts turns) therefore you will need to 
retrofit yours.  I would drop Charlie at Hi-Q a note about it to see what 
your options are. I am not sure if it can be done by you, or if it would 
require shipping it to Charlie for some surgery.

As far as the reed switch installation, N0SS has provided a PDF file 
detailing the installation.  You can find it at http://www.hiqantennas.com, 
click on Support.

- Scott KA9FOX

At 08:36 PM 12/3/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>Is this what you are looking for?  http://www.ko6yd.com/
>
>73,
>Rich  AD6X
>
>
>
>At 07:47 PM 12/3/2005, you wrote:
>>I have a Hi Q 4-80 screwdriver mounted on the bumper with a 102 inch whip 
>>above it (for 6 and 10M I use a 6 ft whip but am normally on 40 and 
>>80).  I have had it for about 4 years and mounted it shortly after I got 
>>it but didn't pay enough attention to the grounding and it worked great, 
>>then poorly, then great again, whenever the grounding decided to make 
>>connection.  I took it off after the trio and only put it back on a few 
>>months ago, this time with proper attention to grounding.  WOW, love 
>>it.  I continually get UNSOLICITED great signal reports.  Fantastic.
>>
>>Anyway ....... tuning from 40 to 80 takes a bit and is somewhat of a 
>>pain, so :
>>
>>What is being used for antenna controllers at this time.  I made a switch 
>>box which works great but it is a bit dangerous watching the coil in the 
>>mirror at 70 mph.  Seems like there was a controller that stored "counts" 
>>of the positioning sensor that could be returned to by selecting a 
>>position on a rotary switch and pressing the button.  What was the name 
>>of it, probably the least expensive.  I would think there are other 
>>controllers available too that are more "automatic".
>>
>>TIA, de Jim KG0KP
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>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, mobile-portable-owner at mailman.qth.net
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>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, mobile-portable-owner at mailman.qth.net
>

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