I also had that problem with a used older G-5400... the previous
owner had mounted the azimuth rotor upside-down, so it rotated in
the opposite direction. (poor design, that the bolt size and
spacing were the same for the mast mounting bracket and the
elevation rotor bracket...)
And, as Herb mentioned, mounting the antennas to the boom pointed
south at 0 degrees elevation when the controller azimuth is
actually north (or vice versa) will cause them to appear to move
in the wrong direction in elevation.
George, KA3HSW
On 12/5/2021 1:34 PM, Herb Sims wrote:
I had the same “problem”. The antennas are on “backwards” by that
I mean when you run the motor watch how it turns. I was thinking I
had the same problem. The rotor was inverted and the antennas were
off (rotated) by 180 degrees.
Herb
Please excuse any typo's as this was sent from my iPhone.
Wouldn't the
elevation be relative to turning the antenna front to
back?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Booth <ve3nxk@gmail.com>
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Sun, Dec 5, 2021 12:22 pm
Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Yaesu G-5500DC
Having an issue with a newer Yaesu
5500DC.... the new one with the DC motor in it.
After I get everything up it seems to be backward
in both el and az. I would
imagine I will have to bring it down but maybe a
simple fix if I have the wires
backward.... Yes it seemed fine before I took it
outside.
So anyone have a link to or a schematic for this
controller/rotors. I have one
for the plain 5500 but there are less wires now so
need the DC model schematic.
--
Bill Booth VE3NXK
Sundridge ON, Canada
79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N
FN05ns
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