Yaesu G-1000SA User Manual Download Page 1

G-800SA

G-1000SA

Antenna Rotator & Controller

User Manual

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.

YAESU EUROPE B.V.

P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands

YAESU UK LTD.

Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Summary of Contents for G-1000SA

Page 1: ...ERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong ...

Page 2: ...ation of suitable lightning arrestors on all control cables and coaxial lead in cables from your antenna installation See your dealer for details of available light ning protection devices If an electrical storm should be reported in your area quickly unplug the control cable from the rear of the rotator s controller box and disconnect the AC cable from the wall outlet Disconnect the coaxial cable...

Page 3: ...ing simplifies accurate mechanical alignment during in stallation The handsome desktop controller matches the design of modern transceivers providing 360 radial indication of actual antenna bearing azimuth The operator may select the stopper heading the bear ing through which the rotator cannot be turned most convenient for his location and operation allowing full rotation through north south or b...

Page 4: ...n SELECT SWITCH Set this switch to the ADJ MODE position while calibrating the internal adjustments of the control ler During normal operation however set this switch to the OPERATION MODE position FULL SCALE ADJ Potentiometer This control calibrates the maximum rotation angle range of the azimuth indicating needle to match the maximum angle of the rotator OVERLAP LED ADJ Potentiometer This contro...

Page 5: ... of 0 7 m2 see Table 1 the above specifications for pole mounting will be met if the antenna is mounted on a mast not longer than 0 3 m 0 7 m2 x 0 3 m 0 21 0 27 0 45 x 40 safety margin We recommend that your antennas mast should not exceed 60 of the maximum rating to ensure a safety margin Antenna Considerations Example Band MHz Elements Area m2 Band MHz Elements Area m2 Band MHz Elements Area m2 ...

Page 6: ...28 MHz 5 element Yagi K1 Turning Radius 5 6 m x Weight 26 kg 3 kg 162 4 Antenna Weight Mast Weight 6 kg 2 K2 K factor of 50 MHz 5 element Yagi K2 Turning Radius 2 6 m x Weight 5 kg 3 kg 20 8 Antenna Weight Mast Weight 6 kg 2 KTOTAL K1 K2 162 4 20 8 183 2 The antenna system Wind Loading Area is 0 7 m2 0 3 m2 1 0 m2 The Wind Loading Area 1 0 m2 is within the specifications for the G 800SA and G 1000...

Page 7: ...rence later Pin 7 of the round con nector is not used Confirm that all solder joints are firm and cleanly made as this part of the cable will be difficult to access once the rotator is installed on top of the tower Do not slide the shell onto the con nector at this time 5 Crimp the supplied pin contacts onto the wires on the opposite end of the cable per the illustration below 6 Referring to your ...

Page 8: ...WER switch OFF 13 This completes the ground based testing of the ro tator and controller Mounting the Rotator and Antenna 1 Temporarily connect the control cable between the rotator unit and the controller 2 Set the SELECT SWITCH on the rear panel to the right ADJ MODE position 3 Check to be sure that the POWER switch on the controller is set to OFF then plug the controller s AC cable into your st...

Page 9: ...cale Turn on the POWER switch and press the seesaw switch to set the indicator needle to 180 straight down then turn off the POWER switch Grasp the edge of the bezel around the bearing window turn it 10 counter clockwise and pull it off Note the position of the needle then grasp it at its center and pull it straight off Determine which compass direction you desire to be upmost and install the comp...

Page 10: ...or control cable s round plug into the jack on the side of the rotator s base and tighten the connector ring to secure the connector Slide the rub ber boot over the connector while putting a slight amount of inward pressure on the rubber boot use electrical tape to secure the back end of the rubber boot to the cable This slight inward pressure on the rubber boot will enhance the weatherproofing of...

Page 11: ...800SA G 1000SA User Manual Page 9 INSTALLATION OF THE ROTATOR AND ANTENNA ON TOWER Mounting the Rotator and Antenna Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 5 Figure 4 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Mast Mast Gauge ...

Page 12: ...o φ 63 Braking Type Mechanical Electrical stoppers Mechanical Electrical stoppers Antenna K Coefficient 180 or less 230 or less Wind Loading Area 0 75 m2 x 0 6 m or less Pole Type 0 75 m2 x 0 6 m or less Pole Type 2 m2 or less Tower Type 2 2 m2 or less Tower Type Maximum Continuous Duty 3 minutes 3 minutes Operating Temperature Range 0 C to 40 C Controller 0 C to 40 C Controller 20 C to 40 C Rotat...

Page 13: ...mm Hex Bolts 4 M8 x 25 mm Hex Bolts 4 M8 x 70 mm Hex Bolts 4 Split Washers 14 Flat Washers 4 M8 Nuts 4 Square Nut 1 Plastic Dial Heading Sheet 1 If any of these items are missing or damaged save the packing material and notify the shipping company or the shop where your bought it OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES GC 038 Mast Clamp GS 050 Thrust Bearing for 50 mm mast GS 065 Thrust Bearing for 65 mm mast GS 680...

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Page 16: ...Copyright 2003 Vertex Standard Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Vertex Standard Co Ltd E A A 6 4 X 1 0 0 ...

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