Re: [amsat-bb] G5400 woes

[kb9cry@xxxxxxxxxxx]

"A crane? Hey! This is a job that should be done in WINTER,"

I don't want to sound mean and prey on other's misfortunes and don't mean to sound uppity but why would you need a crane to work on a G5400 satellite rotator?  If it's because the assembly is way up on the top of a tall tower then my question is why would you do that?  These rotators have a history of being somewhat troublesome (most sat installations overload the rotators relative to their published spec) and satellite antennas need a certain amount of tweaking, repositioning, inspection, etc.  There's nothing gained by placing a sat assembly way up in the air; this isn't about takeoff angles and optimum yagi performance like on HF.  For myself I'm glad I mounted my goo on a single tower section atatched to a base stub sunk in concrete.  I can reach the antennas from a long stepladder.  Now as far as rotators, I'm thinking of putting my spare G5400B on eBay and purchasing one of the new worm gear units from Alfa Radio; I have one of their Spids turning my new 40M beam and it's real nice.  Check these out at: http://alfaradio.ca/

Bummer dude; good luck and be safe.  Phil  KB9CRY
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