[amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor

[Bernie and Cheryl]

Thanks, Geo, and everyone for their replies.  I have been checking on 
the AMSAT website for weeks and the LVB Tracker doesn't appear, so I 
assume it's out of stock.  So, this morning I ordered the Fox Delta 
Tracker and am looking forward to hands-free tracking.

73 de Bernie, KF0QS


On 11/27/2017 10:45 AM, GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> You do not need anything  from Yaesu, but you do need a RS-232 interface.
> Look into the LVB Tracker from Amsat. It works very well.Bernie, I'll send you a PM with the picture in it. ---
>   Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
>   GEO
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>        From: Bernie and Cheryl <hamdan at ix.netcom.com>
>   To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>   Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 4:27 AM
>   Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
>     
> Dear Folks:
>
> I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my computer
> to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track satellites any
> more.  I get the impression that I would hook the tracker box into the
> back of the rotor control box (where the 8 pin DIN female connector
> is).  However, the manual for the 5500 states as follows:  "If the
> optional GS-232 Computer Control Interfaces Unit is installed, the
> RS-232C cable from the computer routes through this grommet ..."
>
> This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install it
> in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've never
> heard of anyone doing that.  So, has someone out there hooked up a 5500,
> and did you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor control box?
>
> Thanks for your help.  73 de Bernie, KF0QS
>
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