HyGain AR 303 Antenna Rotor Installation and Setup Highlights

[@alexanderlowe4236]

Thanks for the DEMO I've been contemplating the switch from my vertical to a yagi for 2 meters, but I'll need a rotor to get the full benefit. I've never seen how they hook up before so it's nice to see what it will require.

[@barrywilliams7253]

Thank you for making this video most instructive i wish you great success after all your trouble....Barry ( UK)

[@GothGuy885]

my brother in law had one of these on his place, but his had a flat 4-5 wire ribbon cable that ran from the control up to the motor unit. but this was back in the 70's

[@SevenFortyOne]

Same design as back then...they haven't changed it much over the years

[@peterf34]

I always place a zip tie around the cable just behind the Gromit, inside rotor, to keep the cable from getting pulled out.

[@robertdixon6536]

Great Video! Using 18 gauge thermostat wire is preferred. The rotor grommet will clamp it like a vice, so it will not slip.

[@DavidCurrie-lo9jd]

obviously better than the AR600! mine initialized then jammed oh joy!!... had to send it back & still waiting on the replacement coming!

[@overthetop3852]

Hi there i have just pearched one of these looking forward to testing it out your video was very good in showing how each step was dont, thanks

[@vstardon1100]

Very good video. I'm looking at installing my first rotor and this was very helpful. The little fact about the notch in the mast was great; I know it's there but I never knew why! And looking at your channel, I was surprised to see we have the same interests: ham radio, motorcycles, and trains! Very cool. Don, W9LRQ

[@SevenFortyOne]

+vstardon1100 I'm glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! 73's!

[@user-cg7uw9uh6n]

Hi I bought the same rotor sold here in the UK under CONRAD electrical. Iv seen the same rotor but under different names.

[@sydei3ieb204]

Great video. Very helpful to see the setup from start to finish. I'm about to do the same as you, did but with a very small HF Yagi antenna. I hope I get the results you got. Thanks again for making the video. 73's de Syd EI3IEB

[@vu2eaf]

Where can we get the spare parts

[@Stephaniefyh]

Super video. Thank you for this and all ofvthe others you've done. Such a great resource! My question is, admittedly, a very, very basic one: do the conductors have to be connected in a certain sequence, i.e.-red should go to #1, black to #2, green to #3? AND does the connection sequence have to be te same on the controller unit? I have a HyGain AR500 that I'm connecting a receive loop to for the first time. Thanks for your help!

[@SevenFortyOne]

Thanks for the kind words! You have to connect the wires so that pin 1 on the controller is connected to pin 1 on the rotor. Same for the other pins. The colors help you keep track of that but it doesn't matter which color you use on each pin pair.

[@Stephaniefyh]

@@SevenFortyOne Thanks very much for getting back to me! Much appreciated! Stay safe & well!

[@dj_saint]

So how did the beams hold up in the eaves bracket? That’s what I’m trying to do with a 4 element v series that weighs 25 lbs. also has the rotor held up?

[@jopeirson7950]

Thanks for helpful video. Would this be ok for an MFJ 1886 loop antenna.

[@SevenFortyOne]

I don't know much about that antenna so I can't say for sure. But if it's smaller and lighter than my antenna it should work

[@stevenaustin2860]

yes im ordering one of them tomorrow and i wonded if it would turn my 3 elerment sirio sy27.3 and you,v answered my question thants great vid and ill let you know how i get on

[@4430salton]

Your right good video and very good explanation on prep work.

[@SevenFortyOne]

+4430salton Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@OutandAboutwithTrev]

I'm looking for a rotator for my twin UHF 11 element beam array but seems like it's hard to find one here in Australia, anyway this looks good. Is it still running well for you?

[@SevenFortyOne]

+Trevor Brown mine has been up for almost 2 years now and is still working fine even though the antenna I have is probably too big for the rotor.

[@wassersportforde-video6614]

Trank you for this Video. I will try the new ar 500x Form an 11m yagi Antenna. Hope ist works, we have strongly winds in north Germany very offen. Greatings from DL061, Matthias

[@garyr7027]

Thanks for the info, don't believe I'll be getting one of these rotators if wind effects it that much.

[@dfpolitowski2]

I'm looking at doing the same setup. Eave mount ham antenna. I want to get more heavy duty mounts than you have here. I think they should be spaced farther apart to get it more strength. I want to do a large dipole and go up farther off the roof 10 ft. I would much rather pay a professional installer to do it than get up there myself.

[@glevesque5295]

Just a suggestion. Put anti-seize on the treads of the studs. If they break after a long run they will come off easy.

[@SevenFortyOne]

Good tip! I usually do but forgot on this project.

[@oneloveclif]

How is that working on the eve mount and which eve mount is it. I am looking to do almost Identical set up.

[@SevenFortyOne]

Still working fine. I got the mounts at radio shack like 11 years ago

[@Isszarya]

A nice informative vid first time to see this done,The rotar should be good for a small vertical loop also . great Job Joe mi0gtm

[@SevenFortyOne]

+Isszarya Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[@Isszarya]

A pleasure 73

[@DynoDieselWagon]

Casting looks fragile. Still active ?

[@SevenFortyOne]

Yes .. I just used it a few days ago. It's been surprisingly rugged

[@miguelsalami]

How long did your rotor last?

[@SevenFortyOne]

Still up and working today...I used it over the weekend

[@miguelsalami]

@@SevenFortyOne Wow 5 years! That's Awesome glad to hear it's working👍👍

[@RobBob555]

yes, good video, there small rotators are getting harder to find esp in the UK.

[@Bobby-lv2kr]

I purchased this ancient rotor under the Brand Channel Master 9500A , I wanted to use it with my CCTV camera but really not happy to have it, its build is solid but it is painfully slow and over weight ,

[@thomashenderson603]

I am thinking of putting up a A3S on an eave mount, has a 12 ft boom and longest element 27ft about 21 pounds. Do you think that would work ok?

[@SevenFortyOne]

I really don't know...seems big to me

[@thomashenderson603]

@@SevenFortyOne thank you!

[@Alexander-kj7qh]

Hello, my question is it's been 5 years now is that rotor still working for u? I have a 9 foot width Winegard antenna that I'm trying to find a best quality rotor for it.

[@SevenFortyOne]

Yes,cut is still working great

[@29fb040]

You can't have much wind at your location then..... They are the biggest pile of crap as a cb / ham rotator made..... Just made to turn a small tv ariel on something like a camper van that's about it for normal cb ham radio use they are total waste of money buy a reasonable yeasu 450 650 or 1000 and fit a cage and thrust bearing for many years of trouble free use 29-fb-040 northwest Ireland 73's

[@SevenFortyOne]

I live in southern New England...it's windy here all the time, especially in the winter when we get coastal blizzards. Antenna is still up and working fine....

[@ryankc9oza118]

Good video. How has it held up? Have you ever got the coax in a bind during rotation?

[@SevenFortyOne]

It's still working perfectly...used it yesterday in fact. I've never had any issue with the coax binding

[@ryankc9oza118]

@@SevenFortyOne ok. I see gigaparts and some others no longer carry it. Was looking for a rotor that would work with a Cushcraft A148-10S

[@immunitycorrupts3641]

Just wondering how the rotor is holding up now that some time has passed. I'm putting together almost the same setup but with a 2 element 20m about 20lbs

[@SevenFortyOne]

Its coming up on two years since I installed this and I haven't had any problems yet. In fact, we just had a nasty wind storm here a week ago and the antenna/rotor made it through that just fine.

[@immunitycorrupts3641]

SevenFortyOne awesome. Do you ever have any concern about the bottom support of the antenna gable support coming out or anything? Like that's my biggest concern is the gable lower support piece

[@davidknibbs9646]

Where did you get the rotory motor and campus and how much?

[@SevenFortyOne]

Ham radio outlet...I don't remember the cost

[@brentjohnson6654]

Nice video. Did you find that this rotor was adequate or did it break or spin on you in the wind? Thanks, new sub here. I’m putting up a Rohn 25G 60’ tower to replace the one knocked down 3 months ago by a tornado. Cheers!

[@SevenFortyOne]

My rotor is still working great with the big m2 antenna on it. I'm actually kind of surprised-i didn't think it would last. It does move around a bit in the wind but otherwise it's fine. Good luck with your tower project-i hope that's all the tornado damaged! We had a scare here a few weeks ago when one passed a few miles to the South of me. 73!

[@brentjohnson6654]

SevenFortyOne Thanks for the reply. In addition to the tower, we lost a few trees and pieces of others and some roof damage mostly soffit. All in all not bad. A church in town lost its substantial roof.

[@dj_saint]

Is your boom 25’ or 16’? I’m going to put up some 4’s like that 16’ boom. 25 lbs. how did it hold up?

[@SevenFortyOne]

Nine is closer to 25 feet I think. It's held up better than expected and still working perfectly to this day.

[@dj_saint]

@@SevenFortyOne thank you

[@DxIxNxGxO]

Would this rotator turn a Sy27-4 yagi do you think if it was up about 20 feet ??

[@SevenFortyOne]

I'm not familiar with that antenna so I can't say.

[@ikkeikke4561]

Easy

[@n2slo513]

good video for average person. However, with your wind load that rotator is way understated. At a minimum, a Yaesu 450 would be significantly better. I have put up a few VHF antennas (222 M2 10E, and also 432 15 element K1FO) on same mast/rotator with the eaves mount set up and an old radio shack rotator without any issue-- wind load much lower. 5 element 6M M2 not good for this installation. You can see my installation on my QRZ page showing the 222 and eaves mount.

[@SevenFortyOne]

I agree ... But this has been working fine since the video was posted.

[@PY3WS]

Which band is your antenna 50 MHZ?? 73's PY3WS

[@SevenFortyOne]

Yes...50MHz

[@609inthebuckeye]

Is the beam still up?

[@SevenFortyOne]

Yes..rotor still works too

[@609inthebuckeye]

@@SevenFortyOne doing mine Saturday. 4 element very similar set up

[@609inthebuckeye]

@@SevenFortyOne got mine up yesterday! Went smooth as silk

[@canusta441]

hello where can I find this product

[@SevenFortyOne]

I bought mine from hro

[@3M_InD]

Where can I buy this rotor? How much does it cost?

[@SevenFortyOne]

I got mine from HRO but don't remember how much I paid.

[@butterbean4195]

does anybody have a idea if there is a way to make these rotors quieter? just a little fyi. when you go up with these or anything out doors Antennas, tower Etc, use never seize or Anti seize kind of stuff i use permatex and 3m this way one day you or somebody will have to remove those bolts, nuts etc and it will come off way easier. i learned this from the military, they used Anti seize in Kuwait with the military vehicles and took off bolts, nuts that had been in 140 deg heat for 8/9/10 years and never had a issue.

[@topfin8441]

Is that a tv antenna? If so how many channels do you get and what is the mile range?

[@SevenFortyOne]

It's for ham radio not tv...

[@29pu04]

how is it going now hope it's still ok for you???

[@SevenFortyOne]

Yes - still going fine...no problems....

[@K1ZEK]

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. A North Easter will cause it to turn but heck we are only having fun. My family jokes about going up on the roof only when it is stormy...lol 73 Leo pls see k1zek on you tube cul

[@SevenFortyOne]

Believe is not this thing has survived a few Nor'Easters and is still working fine. 73 and thanks for watching Leo!

[@dmarthen]

Thank you

[@JayN4GO]

I like your roof. Mine is dangerous steep

[@Rogerunion]

Nice video (KD2QMJ-NJ).

[@EdGrasmann]

Thanks....Ed WA2BOX

[@xxmrfreexx]

Hello, thanks for your videos its so helpful. I have inquiry; I did google research for antenna dish Azimuth/Elevation Rotator and I ended with 2 choices. i dont know what to decide. Can you please light me. 1- Spid ras/hr rotator www.rfhamdesign.com/downloads/spid-ras_hr-specifications.pdf 2- AER-5 www.cd-corp.com/eng/ama/rtt/erc5x_eng.pdf

[@SevenFortyOne]

I'm not sure what the best choice for you would be...you'll have to research and determine what is best for your situation

[@thameswater2561]

stop crashing about. i`m watching this at o130 in the morming.

[@johnnyrebellion8672]

Me too.