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N2QQF
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Rating: 3/5
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Aug 15, 2008 06:14
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it works OK
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have the predecessor model CD-44 and it works well. the rotor is over 12 years old and it works pretty well. I would prefer a newer rotor something with a little more beef but so far it works. I plan to upgrade to a GX2800 so I can control it with my FT-2000.
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K9FON
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 10, 2008 18:34
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not too bad.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I owned one of these about 15 years agow when they were made by Telex/Hygain and I never had any problems with it. I sold it when i upgraded to a H4 the year after I got the CD 45-2 simply because I didn't like to see it move around on the tower due to the lack of a break. I still have the H4 and it turns a Cushcraft A4 tribander with ease, but I wish I would have kept the CD 45-2 for my smaller antennas. Oh well. Life goes on!! However, my cousin has an older TR44,CD44,CD 45(I'm not too sure what it is until I look at it more closely, but it has an 8 wire connector on the bottom so it has to be one of the three) in his garage that he wants to sell less the control box. If I can get it cheap then i'll get a control box and have a nice spare rotator!!!
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WB1FFI
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Rating: 3/5
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Apr 7, 2008 16:14
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Above average service
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had a CD 45II for 18 years. After 5 years, the directional pot failed and I had to guess the beam's direction. Only using a 2 element tribander so load is minimal. Climate however is severe with very cold winters and hot summers. I replaced this rotor with a upgraded new CD 45II from Norm's Rotors, extra ball bearings and machined steel ring gear and new rotor cable. Hopefully will get another 18 years and not loose the pot again.
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KC9GUZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 3, 2007 11:41
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WORKS!!!!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Back in 1994/95 or so i bought one of these when they were still being made by Telex Hy Gain to turn a Moonraker 4 beam back when i as doing the CB thing. The rotator worked great but i didnt have it all that long because i traded it fo a Ham 4 because it had a break. The CD 45 II worekd great when i did have it though. I had no problems in the short time i owned it. Now i hear MFJ now owns and makes the rotators and of course, the QC has gone down the tubes.
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VE4MM
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Rating: 2/5
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Nov 12, 2005 14:19
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UPDATE
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I purchased a new CD45II rotor only 1 year ago (MFJ Series) and the brake never held tight so the antenna (TH3MK4) would blow around.
Replaced it with a T2X (HyGain series)
73
Mike
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ON4UQ
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 13, 2004 06:40
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Workhorse...!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I'm using a CD45 since more than 10 years. After 5 years of service, the pot in the rotor itself, which controls the direction reading on the box, went compleatly dead. I then had to take the motor down and replace the pot by a 6 positions rotary switch and resistors. As a HF-beam has the -3 dB points at more or less 60 degrees from each other, the loss of accuracy was not so significant...
The antennas on top are a 3 elements beam and a 7 MHz dipole.
I recently purchased a 18 m tower, coming from the ground-train radio network of tne Belgian Railways, and I still will use the CD45 on it.
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N7HFK
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 18, 2002 22:46
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Great Rotor
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had this thing for 8 years. Its been through rain, ice, snow, wind, and even a little hell being here in the Wasatch Mountains. No problems other than it sometimes won't turn when the temp is below 0. I would assume the gear grease is just too cold. No prob with the meter functions. No problem with sticking under normal conditions.
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NT7A
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Rating: 4/5
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Apr 27, 2000 21:31
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9 Years no Problems
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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First got the rotor in 1990 to turn a MoonRaker IV 10 meter quad- worked fb- then used it for a few years on a 10 meter yagi- sat outside under the dirt for a couple of years and now is turning my 2 meter set up and large TV antenna- has worked fine-
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K8DXX
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Rating: 0/5
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Sep 18, 1999 01:56
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What a pain in the (er um) ankle!
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Time owned: unknown months
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I purchased this unit as part of a roof top antenna package supporting a HyGain TH3MK4 tribander. After 9 months of service, the pot in the rotor itself, which controls the direction reading on the box, went compleatly dead. I then had to take it down and send into HyGain (4 weeks). It came back refurbished but again broke in a similar way. HyGain repaired it under warranty but refused to let me "upgrade" for a reasonable price. Well, that same pot broke again , out of warranty! This time, I decided to demand a free repair (and got it) but installed a Yaesu G-450XL, which has worked fine ever since! I have talked to hams around the world using the CD45II and older TR44 rotator and many report the same repeated failure!
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