All you techy engineers out there, could I pick your brains for a minute?....
First off, pardon me for this being a non-boaty question -- it's more a question of how to couple a small, lightweight medium-wave loop antenna to a servo in order to have the antenna rotate through 180-degrees.
Now just in case you're wondering, a loop antenna is highly directional. Having it rotatable means it can be remotely operated to the direction of the transmitted signal. The aim is have it mounted to my vertical mast, and possibly employ a servo to take care of the rotation.
If you would be kind enough to take a look at the following link you will get a better idea of the psychical size:
http://www.amradioantennas.com/Being that I could make the same from plastic conduit I figure the overall weight would be no more than a handful of ounces. So my questions are....
Since I have little knowledge of high-torque servos, would such a servo stand up to the rigours of the British weather and at the same time be powerful enough to rotate the loop? In other words, I don't want a gust of wind to alter the position of the loop - the servo would have to be strong enough to hold the loop at its set position. Could you recommend one which might be man enough for the job?
Secondly, bearing in mind that it would have to be mechanically rigid, would you know how I might attach the servo spline to the conduit shaft.
I would dearly appreciate any help with this.
Thanks for reading.