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Reviews For: Green Heron RT-21

Category: Antenna Rotators & Accessories

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Review Summary For : Green Heron RT-21
Reviews: 43MSRP: 569
Description:
Antenna rotor controller
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.greenheronengineering.com/
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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WB0O Rating: 2015-10-08
Great Controller, Even Better Customer Support! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Highly Recommend the Green Herron RT-21. I have the RT-21D paired with a Prosistel Rotator. Easy to setup and some great software is available from Green Herron, and it is easily compatible with HRD, PST-Rotator, etc. Over the years, I have learned that when it comes to Ham Radio, I value the customer support equally to the quality of the product, and Green Herron hits it out of the park there. Jeff is very helpful and willing to talk to you at your level of expertise (or lack of) to ensure that you have a good experience with your controller. Had a lighting strike at my shack - Green Herron I felt was the most fair with the repair cost, and was the first piece of equipment back in my shack. I can't imagine buying anything else.
W4PGM Rating: 2015-10-03
I'll second the previous reveiw - Froget the others Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have tried add on cards, ebay boxes and other digital rotor boxes and nothing compares. I bought mine used and Jeff answered a couple of questions and I was up and running. This is a well constructed device that plays well with Windows.
K3PA Rating: 2015-07-31
Forget the others Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This is the controller to own. It works flawlessly with every rotator imaginable, and support is second to none. There is a reason you see a few in the background of every contest station picture. Do yourself a favor and buy one.
W8CAR Rating: 2015-03-29
fantastic product Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Bought this to go with Orion 2800 rotator. Easy setup and configuration. I have used this unit at a contest station for several years so it was an easy choice to purchase. Has worked flawlessly so far and I expect it do so a long time. Highly recommend!
W3EA Rating: 2015-01-27
Fantastic addition Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought two RT21's they were factory set for different rotators then my use ( I bought them from the original owner) I email Jeff and in a few hours received a response There was much pilot error on my part but Jeff was calm and in a few clarification on my part.. There are now working 100% and the service are One bazillion Percent...
NX1P Rating: 2014-07-07
Noise into the IF Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I got a Green Heron controller to reduce the strain on my T2X and LPDA. It does this part well. However, I now have noise spikes in my IF path from my K3/LPan and NaP3 that are not there when I run my old Hygain controller/EZrotor. When I shut off the RT-21, the noise goes away. I suspect not enough shielding of the microcontroller.
HK2LS Rating: 2013-08-25
Excellent product with Excellent support. Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have had a RT-21 now installed at HK2LS for 2 months. Initially I had some problems because my rotor wasn’t installed correctly – I’m in Colombia and via email and remote software the problem was fixed immediately. At first the suspect was incorrect wiring but thanks to incredible technical support and a ohm meter I was able to verify that it was indeed installed correctly. I’m on the 4th floor and a Mosley Pro 67B is on the roof of the 20th floor at 64 meters. Next time we do maintenance (2 weeks) we will adjust the Yaesu rotor so we can get the entire 450 degrees of rotation – (from 180 around and past plus another 90 degrees). So in summary – the product is heavy and built very well – built to last – and the support is excellent. Cheers from Colombia HK2LS
K3LR Rating: 2012-12-06
Outstanding Product Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I own 25 Green Heron RT-21s. Every rotor control box at K3LR is a RT-21. We have four different rotors and the RT-21 interfaces with ease to all of them. In six years of owning RT-21s I have had a few questions along the way. W2FU's customer support is the best! Always available to help. The bottom line is that the Green Heron RT-21 is worth the money.
AA4VX Rating: 2012-12-06
A well built controller Time Owned: more than 12 months.
The real test of a product is not when it has a problem but how you are treated when it happens. The RT-21 controller had two protections diode short to ground from a lightning strike that happened next door. Jeff walked me though the tests and then gave me the part numbers and where I could order the in expenses parts to repair it myself. Cost of repair is less than the shipping charges to return for repairs. The controller is real built and been trouble-free up to this time. The controller can continue to be used until repair part comes. I have plans to buy a second one to use on my SteppIR DB36 on a M2 2800 rotor.
K0TVD Rating: 2012-10-08
Amazing!! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
After using this controller for about 9 months now, I must say that it continues to amaze me! I had a small problem when I hooked it up (NOT the fauly of the controller!) and a weekend call to Jeff helped solve my problem. I couldn't believe that he took the time on a weekend to help me out! What an great guy! Super company and SUPER controller. 100% satisfied.