[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu Rotor G5400B

[George Henry]

I originally used the FODTrack interface, which I had the PC board made for 
by FAR Circuits (and now they carry it as a regular item).  It required a 
parallel printer port.  I recently switched to the SatTracker 688 from the 
ARRL to be compatible with a netbook that only has USB ports.

Both interfaces worked perfectly.

George, KA3HSW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Rayburn" <les at highnoonfilm.com>
To: "AMSAT Mailing List" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; <starcom-bb at star-com.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:04 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu Rotor G5400B


> Picked up a like new Yaesu G5400B Az/El rotor and controller tonight from 
> a friend. I'm thrilled to add to the station, but need some advice on how 
> to best interface this rotor for computer control working with SATPC32.
>
> Any quirks, tricks, or other issues I should be aware of before 
> installing? It's going inside the attic, so weatherproofing is a 
> non-issue.
> As always, grateful for the advice. The satellite community is one of the 
> most generous with sharing information, and as a newcomer I'm thankful.
>
> -- 
> --
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF