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I know, good job.
The yaesu 450 is still twice as much as I need for this little thing.
Back in the 60's, I had an ar-22 roater. It had a click knobb and
kerchunked all around the dial.
That would be fine, except I sold it 47 years ago.
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: roater
Howard,
I was just yanking your chain a little. The small Yaesu 450 rotor
would be enough for a Hex, and does come with a control box that allows you
to feel the pointer.
A number of guys turn a Hex with a TV rotor. I think some are still
floating around that also allow you to feel direction, and would be
much cheaper. For 10 years I turned a number of small 2 element HF
antennas with a Channel Master TV rotor that had a remote control.
Punch in a 3 digit number to correspond with the beam heading and the
antenna goes there. Not easy to know where it is pointed at any
particular time, unless you just remember. Since I'm pointed at
Europe more often than not, it was never a big deal . Figured after
10 years, I'd give it a break and bought the Yaesu for the new install.
73, Steve KW3A
On 5/10/2015 1:50 PM, howard kaufman wrote:
> It just drives me nuts, when I have to pay more for something just
> because I am blind. The yaesu roaters look very good, but I am not
> putting up a 6 element HF beam.
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> Just a little hex beam.
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> Its like paying for DVR service on my cable, but I can't use it.
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> Howard Kaufman MSW LCSW
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