An update here from a new AVSF member.... I read all of this thread and contacted Eagle Aspen/PBI through their customer support email. I asked....
Hello,
I have read very good reviews on the ROTR100 but cannot find it anywhere. If this is discontinued, do you have a suggested replacement or a new product planned that also has the position feedback feature?
Their reply was...
Soon we will be resuming production of the ROTR100 is should be available by early September.
To which I replied....
Q1) Will the production in September be the same model & features?
Q2) Or are you coming out with a new model?
Q3) I managed to locate a brand new ROTR100 yesterday on eBay (still in the bags/box) from a place that was going out of business. Will the warranty still be good on this?
Q4) Do you have any tips or recommendations about the use of the ROTR100 that are not in the manual? Is there a user forum?
Based on some things I read on the internet about signal performance degradation, I am not interested in the single/shared coax wire/control feature. I plan on running a separate set of wires for rotor control to maintain optimal signal performance. I wanted the ROTR100 (even if discontinued) because it is the only lower end rotator with “position sensing”.
If you are looking at a new design and it is not too late, I would suggest that the new ROTR100 remote be a universal remote capable of being programmed to change the channels of an HDTV or converter box and auto-rotate the antenna to the correct position at the same time. Make the auto-rotate feature a settable option though, that when turned “off” requires a channel selection, then only a single press of a “position rotor” button to rotate to the correct position for that channel. It is important that the remote be able to keep track of a channel list (with associated rotor position angle) so that the up/down channel button can be used. A typical scenario when NOT in “auto-rotate” mode would be to press the up button several times to find the channel you want (without the rotor swinging around) and then when the desired channel is reached, pressing the “position rotor” button to move the rotor to whatever channel is selected in the list.
A phenomenal product to have had last year and this year would have been a good converter box with built in rotor control (with position sensing). I think you would have stole the hearts of all the internet forums and locked in a ton of business. This may still be a viable product.
To which they replied....
1 & 2) The one is September will be the same, latter we may come out with an updated model
3) The warranty will still be good
4) No sorry don’t have anything other than what is in the manual.
We will keep in mind your suggestions for future models.
So that's the end of the update. I lucked out and found a new one on eBay, and there is hope for any of you just reading this and wanting a relatively inexpensive rotor with a position sensor. I will post back with the results of my experiences with it. I am located in Northern CO about 60 miles from Denver's broadcast towers in one direction, 10 miles from a Fort Collins tower in another direction and 40 miles from southern WY towers in a 3rd direction. My next chore is researching antenna mast pre-amps. Should I get a medium gain pre-amp (16 db) or high gain (28 dB). I have a medium sized two-story with a lot of coax running to a lot of rooms through many splitters. I think the higher gain would be better, but am concerned about saturation for the tower signal only 10 miles away.... if any one has any thoughts, let me know. Otherwise I will take this discussion to one of the many pre-amp threads.
Hello,
I have read very good reviews on the ROTR100 but cannot find it anywhere. If this is discontinued, do you have a suggested replacement or a new product planned that also has the position feedback feature?
Their reply was...
Soon we will be resuming production of the ROTR100 is should be available by early September.
To which I replied....
Q1) Will the production in September be the same model & features?
Q2) Or are you coming out with a new model?
Q3) I managed to locate a brand new ROTR100 yesterday on eBay (still in the bags/box) from a place that was going out of business. Will the warranty still be good on this?
Q4) Do you have any tips or recommendations about the use of the ROTR100 that are not in the manual? Is there a user forum?
Based on some things I read on the internet about signal performance degradation, I am not interested in the single/shared coax wire/control feature. I plan on running a separate set of wires for rotor control to maintain optimal signal performance. I wanted the ROTR100 (even if discontinued) because it is the only lower end rotator with “position sensing”.
If you are looking at a new design and it is not too late, I would suggest that the new ROTR100 remote be a universal remote capable of being programmed to change the channels of an HDTV or converter box and auto-rotate the antenna to the correct position at the same time. Make the auto-rotate feature a settable option though, that when turned “off” requires a channel selection, then only a single press of a “position rotor” button to rotate to the correct position for that channel. It is important that the remote be able to keep track of a channel list (with associated rotor position angle) so that the up/down channel button can be used. A typical scenario when NOT in “auto-rotate” mode would be to press the up button several times to find the channel you want (without the rotor swinging around) and then when the desired channel is reached, pressing the “position rotor” button to move the rotor to whatever channel is selected in the list.
A phenomenal product to have had last year and this year would have been a good converter box with built in rotor control (with position sensing). I think you would have stole the hearts of all the internet forums and locked in a ton of business. This may still be a viable product.
To which they replied....
1 & 2) The one is September will be the same, latter we may come out with an updated model
3) The warranty will still be good
4) No sorry don’t have anything other than what is in the manual.
We will keep in mind your suggestions for future models.
So that's the end of the update. I lucked out and found a new one on eBay, and there is hope for any of you just reading this and wanting a relatively inexpensive rotor with a position sensor. I will post back with the results of my experiences with it. I am located in Northern CO about 60 miles from Denver's broadcast towers in one direction, 10 miles from a Fort Collins tower in another direction and 40 miles from southern WY towers in a 3rd direction. My next chore is researching antenna mast pre-amps. Should I get a medium gain pre-amp (16 db) or high gain (28 dB). I have a medium sized two-story with a lot of coax running to a lot of rooms through many splitters. I think the higher gain would be better, but am concerned about saturation for the tower signal only 10 miles away.... if any one has any thoughts, let me know. Otherwise I will take this discussion to one of the many pre-amp threads.
This rotor needs to handle it with or without a thrust bearing TB-105 or equiv. As for signal loss. I'm looking into designing a preamp using a 
