[amsat-bb] Re: Best rotor interface?

[Howard Long]

Hi Charlie

Thanks, I have refrained from suggesting that you can program the tracker
through a USB rather than a real hardware RS232 port. The reason is that the
programming method I designed sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, and at
any rate it's a lot slower when it does work. Despite scratching my head
over this for some time, I never got to the bottom of it, so rather than
saying it might work I preferred to just say use a hardware RS232 port! That
way it saves me a lot of grief!

73, Howard G6LVB

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie -K3VDB- [mailto:ceheisler at comcast.net] 
Sent: 07 February 2010 00:40
To: Howard Long; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Best rotor interface?

         Thanks for your input Howard hi 
hi;.......But I did want to mention the LVB Tracker
will work through a Keyspan USA-19HS USB to 
Serial Convertor. Not sure if you can program it that way?

         Charlie
         K3VDB

At 07:12 PM 2/6/2010, you wrote:
>Yes, I can vouch for it being rather good too.
>
>73, Howard G6LVB
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>Behalf Of Dee
>Sent: 06 February 2010 22:05
>To: 'Fco. Jiménez-Martín Sánchez'
>Cc: Amsat BB
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best rotor interface?
>
>I've used the LVB Tracker...
>You can find the unit for sale at the AMSAT website.  This way you can have
>a great interface and make a donation to AMSAT at the same time...
>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
>73,
>Dee, NB2F
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>Behalf Of Fco. Jiménez-Martín Sánchez
>Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:50 PM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Best rotor interface?
>
>Hello all,
>
>
>
>I’m looking for a interface for my Yaesu G-5500 rotor. I have seen the ones
>from funkbox (Winrotor USB interface) and the one from EA4TX, but I need
>your opinios, which you consider the best? The winrotor is usb and the
ea4tx
>is to plug in the pararell port without any box
I prefer the usb but I
don’t
>know, to be honest, which is the best and more compatible
please, any light
>is welcome.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Fran, EA1JM
>
>
>
>
>
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