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1994-05-30
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Field day antennas and kits : part 5
Rotor use on field day: Somehow, rotors have been deemed off-limits
in some unsaid word by amateurs during field day operations. This is
nothing more than pure BS. If you have a beam antenna then get that
rotor under the beam and use it, especially if you are running 'A'
for field day.
If you believe an amp or two draw on a generator for 30 secs is going
to ruin your power source, well ... what can I say. Even in an
emergency condition, it is not necessary to run a wire antenna and
have a car battery as a source of power every time. But that may be
all you have.
Rotors work and they work well. Pre-preps include quick disconnects
on control cables, lubrication of the bearings, U-bolt de-corrosion and
lubrication, pre-testing as a MUST before using a rotor on field day
or in emergency use.
Rotors can be stored in storage boxes made of wood or old luggage.
SOME NOTES:
o Do not over rate your rotor.
- Light duty means light duty. Don't stack a 10m and
20m beam on a rotor built for a TV antenna.
o Do tin the wires before attaching them to rotor and/or controller.
- Frayed wires are shorts waiting to happen.
o Do not attach the control wires with the control box powered.
o Do disconnect via the QD connector when lightning storms are
in the area. (MOLEX)
- Power down the rotor and use the QD. It's the one item
we seem to forget in a lightning storm.
-WS