I used to have a 25 element beam for 2 meters, way overkill since at the 
time I actually did want to get on the band, and even that was not heavy. I 
had it on a real light rotor and it had no problem. I could hole that beam 
up when I put it up one handed while mounting it with the other hand, that's 
how light it was so I can't imagine one less than half that size would need 
much.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: tv roters for beam antennas


>I suspect he was thinking cheap and easy lol.
> a ten element 2M beam probably weighs 5lbs with a wind load of less than 1
> sq ft.
> Use one small thrust bearing on a piece of push up, with the rotator at 
> the
> bottom, and it might turn a bit slower, but it'll do the job nicely with a
> small TV antenna rotator.
> The trick with the needle on the control box is a good one...though isn't 
> it
> kind of easy to knock it out of whack?
>
> I've got one of those sitting downstairs that needs new caps or something.
> Then again, it might work fine.  The old fella had it up for over 30 years
> and said it wasn't working quite right.  When we took everything down, the
> connecters for the rotator cable and the terminals on the rotator itself
> were very very badly corroded.
> So I've got the 48FT medium duty tower, the 4 element cushcraft a4s and 
> ham
> IV rotator and no where to put it all up haha.
> 73
> Colin, VA6bkx
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 9:08 PM
> Subject: Re: tv roters for beam antennas
>
>
>> The control boxes for the Yaesu rotors have a round glass front cover 
>> that
>> simply comes off when you turn it counter clockwise just a few degrees.
>> With the cover off, you can touch the needle and easily determine where
>> the
>> antenna is pointing.  Yaesu makes a number of different rotors, with
>> various
>> amounts of torque and load capacity.  I can't remember what the model
>> numbers are for their smaller units, but I have had very good luck with
>> the
>> G1000 and G2800.  I am using the G2800 right now to turn my big SteppIr
>> DB36
>> that has a 36 foot long boom, and max element length of 49 feet.  It
>> weighs
>> about 200 pounds, but the full weight is supported by a pair of large
>> thrust
>> bearings.  The Green Heron rotor control box is also a good choice, and 
>> it
>> works with rotors of different manufacturers.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> KD7GC
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Edward alonzo
>> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 7:45 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: tv roters for beam antennas
>>
>> Good evening:
>> I just made a contact here in my state on one of my local repeaters, =
>> thats offered me a cushkraft 10- element beam antenna.
>> Model number
>> A14-10s I think it was and he said I would need a tv rotor because the =
>> one he had for it quit working.
>> do any of you guys have any experience with rotors. it seems like I've =
>> heard they have modified some rotors so that you would know which way =
>> your antenna is pointing.
>> Any Ideas?
>> Thankyou.
>>
>>
>>
>> Edward Alonzo
>> CallSign KE5KRI