Thanks, Mike, for telling the price of the 800 rotator.
That's better than I thought it might be!
Best 73.
Lowell  W8QIY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Barnard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Antenna rotator needed


>I payed $350.00 for mine, it is the G 800.
> Mike Barnard
> KD2CDUAt 02:46 PM 7/20/2013, you wrote:
>>The Yaesu rotors are good, particularly the G1000 and G2800.  I turned my 
>>4
>>element SteppIr with a G1000 for 5 years without problems, and when I
>>replaced the 4 element SteppIr with the much larger DB36, I bought the
>>largest of Yaesu's line, the G2800.  I just took the front cover off and I
>>touch the needle to find out where the rotor is pointing, and I have never
>>moved the needle inadvertently.  The G1000 and G2800 both have a button 
>>that
>>can be pressed to turn the rotor from where ever it is to a preset
>>direction.  the rotor will automatically go to where you had set it up to
>>go.  There is a knob that you can adjust the stop point to, so when the
>>button is pressed, the rotor goes to that set point.  I set mine to stop 
>>at
>>due North.  So, no matter where I am pointing, the rotor always returns to
>>North.  I don't know if the G800 has this feature or not, but just call 
>>HRO,
>>and they could tell you.
>>If you intend to only put up a small yagi, the G800 may well be adequate,
>>but if you are putting up a large yagi with many square feet of wind load,
>>then opt for the G1000, or if the yagi will be huge, better go for the
>>G2800.
>>Yaesu rotors are not cheap.  I don't remember what the G800 costs, but I
>>think I paid about $800 for the G1000, and over $1500 for the G2800.
>>HTH/73
>>
>>
>>Alan R. Downing
>>Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Lowell Miller
>>Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:02 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Antenna rotator needed
>>
>>Thanks, Mike, for the info concerning your rotator.
>>This kind of info helps me make the right kind of decision.  Do you know
>>about how much this rotator costs?
>>That is a factor also.
>>Best 73.
>>Lowell  W8QIY
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mike Barnard" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 12:38 PM
>>Subject: Re: Antenna rotator needed
>>
>>
>> >I have a yasu rotater, I got from D X Enginering for my hex beam.  It
>> > says that the raiting is about 5 which is good, it can be used on a
>> > try pod on the roof.  I think the number on the roter was an 800.  I
>> > will have someone look on the invoice.  The glass turns a quarter of
>> > a turn and then comes off.  There is a hand that moves, it is not
>> > sensitive as braille clocks and watches.  Also, if you turn it south
>> > counter clockwise, when you turn it clockwise to the south, you can
>> > go 90 degrees more or directly west.  I have never seen that on a
>> > roter before.
>> > I gues I am getting old, the wind load is 5, that was what I meant,
>> > and it is rated at 100 MPH.
>> > Mike Barnard
>> > KD2CDU
>> >
>