If you're starting a flipped pass where the satellite AOS is at 45 degrees, wouldn't the flipped pass start at 45+180=225?
Greg KO6TH
From: domenico.i8cvs@tin.it To: dean@n1ety.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:42:04 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: G-5500 Orientation
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Maluski" dean@n1ety.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 7:07 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Orientation
I am installing a G-5500 Elevation rotor and trying to determine orientation of elevation with reference to software specifically rtrcontrold for Linux but I'd suspect this would be typical to most PC applications.
If a sat is 45 degrees above horizon should rotor control read 45 or 135 degrees on the hardware control dial?
Hi Dean,
If the sat is 45 degrees elevation and rising above the horizon the rotor control must read 45 degrees. If your software make flipping operation and the sat is lovering elevation as soon the elevation is again 45 degrees above the horizon then the control box must read 135 degrees.
What I'm asking is when I want to mount antenna where 90 degrees is horizontal or vertical?
At 90 degrees elevation the boom must be vertical with the antenna radiating at the zenith.
It seems natural that midway point is horizontal but midway point is 90 degrees. I don't think I ever have a reason to point antenna into the mud so it makes most sense that midway 90 degrees is straight up??
Right ! midway 90 degrees is straight up with the antenna radiating at the zenith.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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