Which rotor control to use?
Hello guys,
I was wondering what kind of hardware to use to control my satellite rotors. I have the G-500A elevation rotor and the G-650C azimuth rotor. My only com port is connected with my FT-847 for doppler correction via HamRadioDeluxe so it must be something via the USB port. Thanks!
Eric - ON4HF
Hi Eric Eric Knaps, ON4HF wrote:
Hello guys,
I was wondering what kind of hardware to use to control my satellite rotors. I have the G-500A elevation rotor and the G-650C azimuth rotor. My only com port is connected with my FT-847 for doppler correction via HamRadioDeluxe so it must be something via the USB port.
Sorry for the off-list reply. USB->RS232 adaptors are a penny and a dime on ebay.
73's OZ1TMM, Martin
If you have a parallel port, the FOD-Track system uses that, instead of a COM port....
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF" eric.knaps@telenet.be To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Which rotor control to use?
Hello guys,
I was wondering what kind of hardware to use to control my satellite rotors. I have the G-500A elevation rotor and the G-650C azimuth rotor. My only com port is connected with my FT-847 for doppler correction via HamRadioDeluxe so it must be something via the USB port. Thanks!
Eric - ON4HF
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Hello George,
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I can go for FOD-track. I even have the pcb that was given to me years ago and it's more fun if I build it myself. But can I just connect it and let it communicate with HamRadio Deluxe or do I need to run another program?
73, ON4HF.
Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium
Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
George Henry schreef:
If you have a parallel port, the FOD-Track system uses that, instead of a COM port....
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF" eric.knaps@telenet.be To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Which rotor control to use?
Hello guys,
I was wondering what kind of hardware to use to control my satellite rotors. I have the G-500A elevation rotor and the G-650C azimuth rotor. My only com port is connected with my FT-847 for doppler correction via HamRadioDeluxe so it must be something via the USB port. Thanks!
Eric - ON4HF
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Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
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You need to be aware that the add-on board I have has a non-standard parallel address (it was something weird like $008) and there is no way that I can find to change it - either in Windows or on the card itself. Unless I missed something, I could not get it to work with SatPC32. HRD might be different. This apparently does not apply to built-in parallel ports.
73, Joel, W4JBB.
Eric Knaps, ON4HF wrote:
Hello George,
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I can go for FOD-track. I even have the pcb that was given to me years ago and it's more fun if I build it myself. But can I just connect it and let it communicate with HamRadio Deluxe or do I need to run another program?
73, ON4HF.
Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium
Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
George Henry schreef:
If you have a parallel port, the FOD-Track system uses that, instead of a COM port....
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF" eric.knaps@telenet.be To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Which rotor control to use?
Hello guys,
I was wondering what kind of hardware to use to control my satellite rotors. I have the G-500A elevation rotor and the G-650C azimuth rotor. My only com port is connected with my FT-847 for doppler correction via HamRadioDeluxe so it must be something via the USB port. Thanks!
Eric - ON4HF
-- Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium
Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
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