A new addition to my shack to control my satellite rotator automatically via my PC. Feel free to add info regarding best settings, links and software/drivers - Aimed at anyone who has previous experience. Thanks!
Nice yellow Landy model there in your shack! Just before the virus hit this year I drove a Yellow Disco down to Sierra Leone from Budapest along the Paris Dakar route. Had a HF rig in it and did some satellite RX in Mauritania.
Lol glad you like it. Cool on the drive sounds awsome. Looking forward to freedom to roam and cruise once we get back to normal. 73 catch you again soon 👍
A different version of the black box, hopefully cheaper than the yaesu version, l use that version, but it does the job well, l can’t see why people are having trouble with the azmith side , the g5500 will set the 450 degrees as you set up the calibration, and then when you use the software in nova, orbitron, or pcsat 32 ,it will display it,
Hi bud, Yes the yaesu unit is slightly over my budget lol this is a great cheaper option which cost me $100 including shipping. I have had it a few years now and it is easy to calibrate and working with no issues. Thx for comment
Hi Simon, Well I just purchased the G-5500 rotator just gotta get the antennas and controller, do you know anything about this SAT controller (CSN Technologies S.A.T. - Self Contained Antenna Trackers SAT)??
Hi Chris congratulations on your nice new G-5500. You will certainly enjoy it. I have not seen the CSN product but as long as it's compatible with the yaesu control unit which most are, it should be straight forward enough. It might need calibrating once it's all connected.
Here you go Roland hf5l.pl/en/rotator-controller-interface-for-yaesu-g-800dxa-g-1000dxa-g-2800dxa-g-5500/ Scroll down the page and you will see the link ''The manufacturer BH4TDV has prepared the GS232B SET 3.0 program for calibration interface to the rotator.'' Its easy enough once you download and install 73
@@M0YKSHamRadio ha I have been on that page before but could not see it. But looking for it on my phone I could find it straight away, thank you, I used a different calibration program yesterday and it nearly took one of my antennas off. When the antennas did a total backflip ha ha ha.
450 degrees did not work for me at all, when SO-50 N/W 350 degrees to S/E 120 degrees it started of ok at 350 but at 360 degrees it did not go 1 degrees it went straight to 90 degrees . So I am back to choosing 360 in the setup
Hi Jay, yes it will work. I have downloaded it but need to get into as its a bit different but looking forward to having a go with Satpc soon as i can.73 buddy have a great day
