The G-5500 handles 10 square feet of wind load so a 7.5 foot dish will exceed that by a factor of 4. You'll need a rotator designed for HF log-periodic antennas or C-band satellite dishes.
73,
John KD6OZH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark L. Hammond" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 14:25 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Limits of G-5500?
Hi All,
Recently I acquired a 7.5' dish. It's aluminum with a steel ring mount. I estimate the dish weights maybe 50 lbs?
What is a realistic limit for a Yaesu G-5500 rotator? Would it handle a dish of this size/weight if carefully counterbalanced? Or is it too big and silly to even consider?
I know wind load is a concern of course, too. But I imagine keeping it close to the ground...
I've thought about cutting it down in size to reduce weight and wind load, but would rather not go that route...
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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