Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application?
73, Danny KK4E
Hi Danny,
Besides the U-100 and U-110 units I have not found anything similar. I have been using the Gemini Orbit 360 here for elevation with a home brew controller and have had good service from it. The pot failed in my first one after a couple of years of extensive use and I never could get a replacement installed and working properly. The one I have up now has been up in use for about 6 or 8 years. The pot is a little "scratchy" around zero but it is still serviceable. I still have one new spare and a used unit that I'm unsure of. They appear on ebay from time to time but be aware that there were some units produced after all the initial units were gone that carried the same model number but was not the same rotor. It looked much like the 3 wire Radio Shack model and the mast did not pass through the unit.
Actually I've spent enough on the units I bought to buy a real Yaesu elevation rotor but where's the fun in that?
God luck,
73 de Jess W4MVB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Stone" kk4e@pacbell.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application?
73, Danny KK4E
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Hi; I used to install these rotors for years. That's when I was doing TV and electronic repair. I think I might have rotor parts for those type of Rotors in one my storage buildings. Jerry w0sat
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Morris Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:16 PM To: Danny Stone Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Hi Danny,
Besides the U-100 and U-110 units I have not found anything similar. I have been using the Gemini Orbit 360 here for elevation with a home brew controller and have had good service from it. The pot failed in my first one after a couple of years of extensive use and I never could get a replacement installed and working properly. The one I have up now has been up in use for about 6 or 8 years. The pot is a little "scratchy" around zero
but it is still serviceable. I still have one new spare and a used unit that I'm unsure of. They appear on ebay from time to time but be aware that there were some units produced after all the initial units were gone that carried the same model number but was not the same rotor. It looked much like the 3 wire Radio Shack model and the mast did not pass through the unit.
Actually I've spent enough on the units I bought to buy a real Yaesu elevation rotor but where's the fun in that?
God luck,
73 de Jess W4MVB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Stone" kk4e@pacbell.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application?
73, Danny KK4E
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