All is working well for the first day out. Thanks to John. The manual in some areas is just a little lacking. I wish to thank ever one who offered a helping had and I'm still not done. So I may be asking more questions. I have to trick it out for my to way operate. That should not be much of a problem. Again thanks to all. george wi9i

On Aug 6, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Doug Holmes wrote:

Hello George, Thanks for your note. A neighbour of mine, Dave, VE3SAT called and was inquiring about the setting of AlfaSpid rotators. He did mention that yours was not indicating the proper direction during use.

I have no experience using the rotators for satellite work, but I should not think it would be different from normal azimuth only usage.

To calibrate the azimuth rotator, one must rotate the beam to north and visually confirm that the beam is indeed pointing north, no matter what the readout indicates. Then, turn the control box power to OFF. When turning the power back ON for the rotator controller, it is possible to accurately set NORTH by turning on power all the while holding the FUNCTION [F] button depressed. The readout should then indicate "000 degrees", and tracking should then occur properly. From there it is possible to rotate clockwise up to 180 degrees, and also it is possible to rotate counter-clockwise up to 180 degrees from the North setting. One has to be careful, however, because over-rotation beyond the 180 degrees either direction can occur.

Alternatively, an operator may choose a "SOUTH" centered functioning of the rotator, in a similar manner as above.

I hope this has answered the concern that you have.

For additional information and assistance, you may contact Mitch at Alfa Radio, in Edmonton, Alberta. The business telephone there is 780-466-5779.

kind regards, Doug, VE3VS

On 8/6/2015 1:48 PM, george hinkle wrote:

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Doug, I posted my need on Amsat BB's and received a phone call telling me you would be the man that could direct me with my new rotors. My current situation: Running Yeasu rotors with Satpc32. They work to perfection. Why get new rotors? I use them every day and they are running day and night. I don't think for the long term something better would meet my need. I got the RAEL, RAK and Rot2Prog controller interface new. At this point I'm using 12 volt power supply. Software is SatPc32 with the "Yeasu 232" software. The software and the controller seem to work fine. The rotors do not track to the location indicated. If you have some time to talk me through I would be very grateful. I am retired so most times are good for me. george wi9i

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