In this video I show how I built a 12 volt Rotor for small Yagi, Moxon and Hexbeam antennas using a 2 rpm geared motor. The Original Idea came from my friend Steve, K1GMM, his channel is Green Mountain Maniac, check him out!
I found a different motor that is a little faster and a speed controller to change speed. I also found a coupler that should make the process easy for all to do
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