Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot of folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about to make the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of folks say an elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have wanted and coveted one of these rotor systems a very long time and the XYL and CFO finally authorized the funds for purchase. Thanks again for the pic and the advice. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$. Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael Mat_62@charter.net wrote:
I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the azimuth portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install sat antenna's up above the HF beam using the elevation rotator. Is this where using the "separation kit" comes into play? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the installation parameters. Thanks and 73, Michael W4HIJ
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Doesn't the G5500 come with the separation kit. Isn't the separation kit only the two bracket that mount on top of the azimuth rotor that allows mounting the mast to it. then you mount the elevation rotor to the mast. I just purchase the G5500 and it came with everything that was needed to mount the two rotors separate or together.
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 3:18 PM To: Norm n3ykf; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot of folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about to make the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of folks say an elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have wanted and coveted one of these rotor systems a very long time and the XYL and CFO finally authorized the funds for purchase. Thanks again for the pic and the advice. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$. Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael Mat_62@charter.net wrote:
I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the azimuth portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install sat antenna's up above the HF beam using the elevation rotator. Is this where using the "separation kit" comes into play? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the installation parameters. Thanks and 73, Michael W4HIJ
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Mine came with everything for mounting on the mast or the rotor. DougK9DLP
From: J Bennett Ke4kol@bellsouth.net To: 'Michael' Mat_62@charter.net; 'Norm n3ykf' normanlizeth@gmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Doesn't the G5500 come with the separation kit. Isn't the separation kit only the two bracket that mount on top of the azimuth rotor that allows mounting the mast to it. then you mount the elevation rotor to the mast. I just purchase the G5500 and it came with everything that was needed to mount the two rotors separate or together.
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 3:18 PM To: Norm n3ykf; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot of folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about to make the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of folks say an elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have wanted and coveted one of these rotor systems a very long time and the XYL and CFO finally authorized the funds for purchase. Thanks again for the pic and the advice. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$. Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael Mat_62@charter.net wrote:
I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the azimuth portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install sat antenna's up above the HF beam using the elevation rotator. Is this where using the "separation kit" comes into play? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the installation parameters. Thanks and 73, Michael W4HIJ
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The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts consisting of the following.
S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6 S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0 S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6 S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8 S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6 S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8 S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1 S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1 S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-K...
Dave-KB1PVH
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Thanks, I think I may just order it too anyway. Might be nice to have the extra hardware around just in case and if I don't use something, I can always save it for some other project. I have no tower, only a Rohn telescoping mast with a Cushcraft MA5B small beam on it. I'm probably going to nix the mast and move everything to a tripod mount further back on my roof. This should make everything easier to access as there is currently a pair of dogwoods near the beam that require pruning every year to keep them from tangling in the antenna. The XYL has already nixed the idea of cutting them down. Plus I feel the tripod will keep everything low enough for me to work on it easily. I do all my own antenna work, I have no one to help me. My grown son is very strong but unfortunately he is afraid of heights. I had a homebrew AZ/EL system on the mast a few years ago and the thing was a bear to raise and lower the mast and I'm not as young as I used to be. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 3/27/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts consisting of the following.
S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6 S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0 S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6 S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8 S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6 S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8 S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1 S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1 S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-K...
Dave-KB1PVH
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Dave, You're right. I replace my G5400 and I use the separation kit that was on the old one.
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The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts consisting of the following.
S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6 S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0 S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6 S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8 S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6 S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8 S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1 S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1 S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-K IT.html
Dave-KB1PVH
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