‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2015 QST PAGE 56‰ SITUATIONS WHERE I COULD HAVE BROUGHT A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA WITH ME, SUCH AS A SMALL YAGI FOR HF OR VHF. IF ITS LIGHT ENOUGH, ROTATING A YAGI CAN BE DONE WITH THE ARMSTRONG METHOD, BUT IT IS OFTEN VERY INCONVENIENT TO DO SO. PERHAPS YOU DONT WANT TO LEAVE THE RIG BEHIND WHILE YOU GO OUTSIDE TO ADJUST THE ANTENNA TOWARD THAT WEAK STATION, OR PERHAPS YOURE IN A TENT AND ITS DARK OUT THERE. A BATTERY POWERED ROTATOR PORTABLE ROTATION HAS DEVELOPED A SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS. THE 12PR1A IS AN ANTENNA ROTATOR FIGURE 6 THAT FUNCTIONS ON 9 TO 14 V DC. AT 12 V, THE UNIT IS SPECIFIED TO DRAW 40 MA IDLE CURRENT AND 200 MA OR LESS WHILE THE ANTENNA IS TURNING. IT CAN BE POWERED FROM THE BATTERY USED TO RUN A TYPICAL PORTABLE STATION. WHILE THE CONTROL HEAD FIGURE 7 WILL FUNCTION WITH AS LITTLE AS 6 V, A ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ