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   / tv antenna #172  
You will need to go to the Amateur radio related sites to find them though.

Unfortunately Hy-Gain is run by MFJ now.
Hy-Gain


Several of the Yaesu rotors aren't bad also.
This G450 will handle up to 10 sq ft. of wind load.

GigaParts.com

At a typical hamfest a used Ham III or Ham IV would run you about $250 to $300 bucks. If you could find an AR40 or one of the smaller ones, they would likely be quite a bit less. The thing is the price of rotors has gone up a bunch in the last few years. The used ones many years old sell for about what they cost new back then. Of course all of the CDE rotors are rebuild-able. These rotors were originally designed to turn medium to large ham arrays, and have braking mechanisms and ball bearing races in them. But if you are talking about stacking large TV arrays, the wind load can add up to quite a bit, and you should consider these rotors. All of the smaller "tv" rotors have no brakes, and some even have nylon gearing. They ain't gonna last long.



Norms rotor service rebuilds rotors, but also has rotors for sale. (refurbs)
An old Ham II or Ham III would be fine for the largest of TV stacked arrays. Even an old HAM-M

Norm's Rotor Service - Sales, Service and parts for Ham Radio antenna rotators; antenna rotor service; parts for antenna rotors

NRS - new and rebuilt rotors and control boxes for sale


If you need a lower mast bracket support I have a new one never used with my old Ham III
It has always been in a tower and never had need for the lower mast support bracket/clamp, hence it is new unused.
I would have to dig it out of a box up in the barn, but I would let you have it for less than Norm wants for one.
Give us a shout if you need more info.

Thank you much. It will be a while before we get to that project again. - Unless the antenna goes out and we have to let the tower down.

Our tower hinges at the base and we tip the whole 40' tower down with the loader.

I feel I need to go about 10' Higher to get better reception. Our house is a Lot lower than some houses not far away
 
   / tv antenna #174  
That's a lot more reasonable!

Looks to me like the 25G tower would need guy cables to go very high. The other tower is self supporting and more easily serviced. But still looks over priced
 
   / tv antenna #176  
Looks to me like the 25G tower would need guy cables to go very high. The other tower is self supporting and more easily serviced. But still looks over priced

That tower is self supporting. No guy cables needed.
 
   / tv antenna #178  
You are lucky they all are transmitting on UHF.

That antenna doesn't work on VHF Hi Band:

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   / tv antenna #179  
Thank you! That pretty map conveys a lot more information than the numeric data I found after the digital conversion.

You're right, the map shows I'm simply hoping for the impossible. Most everything for miles around is white (no signal) with a few hill peaks pale red, 'maybe'. The ridge blocking my line of sight is all white, no signal there. Bah.

Thanks guys for the encouragement, and the realistic information.

I'd still like to see your TV fool report using exact coordinates in decimal form to see how weak the signals are. Also,is there any homes around you that have TV antennas?
 
   / tv antenna #180  
I'd like to know more about ganging antennas. Previously I had the biggest antenna Winegard made. The last time it blew away Winegard and a couple others talked me into a smaller antenna. It didn't get as many channels as the big Winegard got with half the aerials blown off.

I haven't had a chance to go through this thread. Is there a high quality rotor to be bought anymore?

ganging antennas - Google Search

Anything in particular you want to know? I know all about antenna arrays :)




 

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