Hello all,
I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD. Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks for your help.
73,
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello all,
I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD. Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks for your help.
73, _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
The Fox Delta unit also has a USB version, so you don't have to do RS232.
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 6:56 PM Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello all,
I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD. Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks for your help.
73, _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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The G6LVB has USB as well. On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:02:47 PM EDT, H. Stephen Nipper via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
The Fox Delta unit also has a USB version, so you don't have to do RS232.
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 6:56 PM Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello all,
I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD. Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks for your help.
73, _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
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Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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