You can get the lower priced green herron for around $500, that is what 
I got for my orion 2800.  This tower project is sure getting expensive 
and it isn't even up yet..
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sat, 9 May 2015, Steve Forst wrote:

> That's pretty cool.   While I  don't know what other  gear in the  shack
> you may have  that interfaces with the hampod, the extra $800 or so for
> the Green Heron and Hampod combo  seems a bit much just to get speech
> on a rotor.
>
> Are you Alan's son by any chance?  Just kidding.  Enjoy, hope to see you
> on the air sometime.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 5/8/2015 11:32 PM, Kent Plemmons wrote:
>> Hi Lowell,
>>
>> As you will learn from the list, there are a variety of choices.
>> I use a Yaesu G800 rotor with a Green Heron rotor controller.  I connected a
>> HamPod to it which provides complete speech output.
>>
>> Kent, Clyde, NC KK4FFF
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lowell Miller
>> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 2:41 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: I need some advice!
>>
>> I am planning on going to Hamvention next week and I am going to be =
>> putting up a hexbeam and I wonder which is the best in performance and = in
>> construction.
>> Also, I need to find a rotor that is blind friendly.  What would you =
>> suggest to me from your experience or have heard?
>> Thanks for any help!
>> Best 73.
>> Lowell  W8QIY
>>
>>
>>
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