Antenna Rotators - Make-Shift

[Neutrino222]

Has anyone had any experience in building a make shift antenna rotator? Could you share that experience? What you used, how the parts were put together and so on. Just a basic overview is enough, but if you have the granular details, then great.

 

[RichardKramer]

I used a portable work bench, the older heavy metal type. I put an MFJ 30' multi segment pole into the jaws of the work bench with a 4 element 2mtr beam at the top. Turned the antenna to the direction I wanted and just tightened the jaws of the work bench a bit to hold the pole in place. By just loosening the jaws a bit, it was easy to spin the pole around to search for stations.

 

[Neutrino222]

I used a portable work bench, the older heavy metal type. I put an MFJ 30' multi segment pole into the jaws of the work bench with a 4 element 2mtr beam at the top. Turned the antenna to the direction I wanted and just tightened the jaws of the work bench a bit to hold the pole in place. By just loosening the jaws a bit, it was easy to spin the pole around to search for stations.

Thanks. I don't suppose you have a picture?

 

[W0JOG]

Us "Old Time" amateur radio operators used our wives (or significant other). Send 'em out to turn the pole until signal strength peaks. Provide rain gear as necessary. c(;<)>.

 

[Neutrino222]

Us "Old Time" amateur radio operators used our wives (or significant other). Send 'em out to turn the pole until signal strength peaks. Provide rain gear as necessary. c(;<)>.

Cheers. I find that recently I'm not able to place my pole in wet regions any more, hence why I've taken up radio spectrum analysis. ;-)

 

[RichardKramer]

Thanks. I don't suppose you have a picture?

I do have a picture, have to look for it in my zillions of files.

 

[a417]

My loop antenna sat on a lazy suzan for a while. I suppose if you sat a bench vise on top of that it could hold a small aerial.