[amsat-bb] Back on the Satellites!

[Mike Herr]

Finally, after about 3 weeks, I am back on the satellites. The Yaesu G-5500
stopped rotating. The weather kept me from bringing the tower down but
finally the winds subsided, tower down, rotor removed and trouble shooting
began. Now with my schedule completely cleared I could concentrate on the
problem. The soft brake that Yaesu uses in the design was hanging up with
the spring edge on top of the butterfly (if you have ever looked at the
5500 brake mechanism, you know what I mean. A couple of small bends with a
needle nose pliers and it is functioning properly, including the brake.
Yea! towers back up and the antenna wiggles as it should.

-- 
Mike Herr
WA6ARA
DM-15dp
Home of The QRP Ranch

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