At least with the Ham-M IV family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: Re: accessible rotor So, what you are saying is that the handy hams device can be used with any control box? I am interested since I will be getting a small roter for my 7 element VHF beam. It would be nice to just connect a device across the terminals of the roter and have a tone and pointer to tell where the beam is pointing. 73 Colin, V A6BKX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:55 AM Subject: Re: accessible rotor > The mod for making the Braille rotor is in both. The directional indicator that > Handi-Hams sells just connects across the control box. > Steve, K8SP > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:40 PM > Subject: Re: accessible rotor > > > Hi. > > I sure wish I had been on this list before I bought my Ham IV, because I > never can tell which way the antenna is pointed. Is the mod in the control > box or the rotator itself, or both? > > 73, de Lou K2LKK > > > At 05:59 PM 10/14/2007 -0600, you wrote: > >Gary, > > > >Norm's Rotor Service is > > > >www.rotorservice.com/ > > > >and he does repairs and sells rebuilt rotors as well as new. He's a great > >guy. I bought a tail twister, used, from him many years ago, 160 feet of > >heavy gage 8 conductor cable, and 160 of coax, plus the rotor came with the > >Brailled control box. A tone sounds steady as the antenna turns and stops > >when it reaches the position you pointed it using a large knob with raised > >lines and Braille markings but you don't have to read Braille to figure out > >directions. There used to be a talking rotor available years ago that did > >exactly what you suggested. I forget it's name or manufacturer and I don't > >know if it is even made any longer. It also had a voice to read the exact > >digital reading and 8 programmable settings. I think you would find Norm's > >rebuilt rotors worth the money and the control box more than adequate. If > >Gary Jackson has a ham 4 to sell, even if it needs some repair, based on > >today's new prices, you might be wise going that rout, even if you have to > >send it off to Norm. It would come back a brand new rotor, that's for sure. > >I was glad to see Norm still in business after 44 years and he is really a > >helpful and friendly guy. I have one of his ham 4 rotors and control boxes > >myself now because I sold my tail twister and 40 meter beam to a friend > >years ago. I used an old ham M rotor without a blind marked rotor for years > >but back then, I ran a 4 element 20 meter beam and you could literally hear > >the signal drop off because the forward lobe was so narrow. When I sold the > >4 element 20 meter beam and went to an old TH6 triband six element beam, it > >was so broad in its directivity, I had a super hard time trying to point the > >antenna on the signal so I eventually went to one of Norm's rotors. See > >what Gary Jackson is asking for because you'll drop your false teeth when > >you price a brand new ham 4 rotor. Getting Gary's rotor, shipping off to > >Norm to have them go over it, might still save you a ton of money. A ham 4 > >turns about anything you'd ever use unless you are getting monster antennas. > >I believe the ham 4 rotors handle 10 square feet of antenna. My tail > >twister handled 14 so for a couple of two meter and 450 beams and a hefty > >tribander, and maybe even a rotatable dipole for 30 or 40 meters, the ham 4 > >will still do the job. I think I am wrong. I think the ham 4 is 14 square > >feet and my tail twister was 20 or something like that. That sounds more > >like it. Norm's website gives all that information, however, so check him > >out. > > > >Phil. > >K0NX > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gary Smith" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:48 PM > >Subject: accessible rotor > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I'm in the process of putting up a tower and beam. Is there any such > >thing > > > as an accessible rotor controller? Maybe one with voice readout or one > >with > > > a keypad so you can just put in the direction you want the beam to go and > > > press enter? Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > 73 > > > > > > Gary, N5GD > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.10/1070 - Release Date: > >10/14/2007 9:22 AM > > Louis Kim Kline > A.R.S. K2LKK > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask] > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask] > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.11/1071 - Release Date: 10/15/2007 6:48 AM >