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• Visalia, CA, USA
• DX convention
• New product announcement
• AlfaRadio Ltd.
• WWW.ALFARADIO.CA
• WWW.ALFASPIDROTATORS.COM
• BY J. T. ( Mitch ) Mitchell
• VE6OH

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ALFASPID BIG RAK

• Double worm drive
• High accuracy pointing - 1 Degree ( 0.5 )
• Antenna on top of Rotator
• Able to take large antenna on top without extra
  support bearing
• Will handle MonstIR by SteppIR

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ALFASPID BIG RAK

• Pipe to Pipe mount
• Ideal for side mount
• Quite self braking
• ( Double worm )
• 360 degree and 180 degree

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Normal 360- 180or 540 from North 0fortotal
of 720
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ANNOUNCING

• ALFASPID BIG RAK
• 12 36 VOLT
• AC or DC
• Torque (Preliminary )
• 12 Volts 2800 lb in
• 18 Volts 3600 lb in
• 24 Volts 4095 lb in
• 36 Volts 6500 lb in
• Tests on unit with 24 Volt motor, 36 volts may
  require external relays.

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ALFASPID BIG RAK

• Able to pass coax thru the centre of rotator
• Non clam shell mount
• Up to 2.6 inch OD Pipe
• Top and bottom

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ALFASPID BIG RAK

• Low D.C. Voltage to rotator
• No special wiring
• Easy to remote power
• Long cable runs OK
• i.e. 1900 Feet of 22 for sense
• No fixed mount direction
• Settable North or South

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Comparison of BIG RAK and RAK
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Controller
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Controller Features

• Easy to Zero for North or South
• Software resets zero point
• Adjustable calibration without reset
• Able to adjust for antenna mast misalignment
• Settable high and low stop limits
• SIX adjustable presets with mouse control

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Controller Features

• Large Display
• Small foot print
• Stackable
• No transformer
• No induced EMF to monitors or audio input lines
• RS232c interface
• Specification on website for programmers

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Controller Features

• Able to set zero (180 degrees) at any point
• No need to physically mount rotator to North
• Able to adjust set point to compensate for
  antenna mount errors.
• 6 programming preset points
• Full 360 and- 180 degrees (720)

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Couplers
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Good DX
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