Re: Re: [amsat-bb] A dish and environment question

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I'm amechanical (or as my XYL says, "mechanically declined")...I can figure out how to do it all *except* how to spin the mast on top of some support.  The vertical mast can be spun by chain/sprocket, but what does the mast rest on to allow it to spin freely?
I know this is a really dumb question but...oh well
TIA,


> 
> From: "Lowell White" <whiteld@usa.net>
> Date: 2003/01/17 Fri PM 12:13:10 EST
> To: "Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@hotmail.com>
> CC: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] A dish and environment question
> 
> Hey Rube (Goldberg), er Fred,
> 
> Comments and a query below.
> 
> Lowell
> K9LDW
> 
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> On 1/17/03 at 2:44 PM Frederick M. Spinner wrote:
> >I think $70US from another ham in Texas.  
> 
> Yep. K5GNA. Bob.
> 
> >I doubt if the rotator will do it. OK it will in no winds.  It might
> >survive  winds if you point the dish straight up.  If you forget to do this in high 
> >winds, you'll probably strip out the rotator.  In any case the dish needs
> >to  >be (very nearly) perfectly counterweighted and balanced.
> >
> 
> Very true. I've stripped the gears out of one while trying it out and getting good TX wind blasts!
> 
> 
> >TVRO acutators and gear motor drive systems are up to the task..
> >I've  >put together a set of sprockets, chain and a surplus gear motor for about 
> >$50 US so the Az can be done cheaply.  
> 
> TELL ME MORE!  Pictures?  AZ control has been one of my main frustrations and "Armstrong" doesn't cut it as too far to the dish from the shack, etc.
> 
> I *DO* use one actuator for Elevation now and it's just fine.
> 
> 
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