[600MRG] New Motorized Variometer at wa2xrm

[Neil Klagge]

Good deal Paul. $7 is a really cheap solution. Good info. 

Good luck with it. 
73

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> On Dec 31, 2016, at 08:38, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Congrats Paul - remote tuning will change your life...
> 
> My only experience in freezing temps is condensation building up in the
> motor and gear housing and locking the gears but a 60-watt incandescent
> light bulb in a box inverted over the motor (hole for the shaft to the
> vario, of course) seems to solve the problem.  I have AC out at the antenna
> so thats easy and in the past have used a heat gun to get things moving
> again.
> 
> hopefully you have no problems and it just works...
> 
> 73!
> 
> John KB5NJD / WG2XIQ..
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> wa2xrm now has a small  reversible high torque 'turbo' worm gear motor on
>> the antenna variometer.
>> 
>> The antenna loading coil is outside in the snow.
>> 
>> Now i can tune it from inside the control room.
>> 
>> It is 0.6 RPM and 12 VDC.
>> 
>> Cost $7 from China on ebay.
>> 
>> Not sure it will work at -20F but will soon find out.
>> 
>> Paul   wa2xrm
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