[amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 setup

[Greg]

Ditto on the 360 here in FN00.  If I recall, (set me straight if I’m thinking Nova) SatPC32 has a 1 minute before AOS.  So usually, it will swing 180 to get oriented anyway before AOS.

Greg
N3MVF


On Jun 26, 2018, at 5:43 PM, Mark D. Johns <mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu> wrote:

360 + 90 = 450. Not 420. Use all of it if you can, but SatPC32 will seldom
go the whole extra 90 degrees. As noted by others, the ability to do the
back flip, 180 degrees of elevation, is usually of more utility.

North or south stop is religion, not science (though I'm sure someone has
done the math to prove me wrong on that). Your preference. I use a north
stop, even though I'm located fairly far north.
--
Mark D. Johns
KØJM / MØGZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-KØMDJ
Brooklyn Park, MN USA   EN35hd
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On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 3:12 PM Butch via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I have no operating experience with satellites.
> 
> I am installing this G-5500 az-el rotator on a satellite ground station
> and I am using SatPC32 tracking software and an ERC interface.  Everything
> is operational, so far...
> 
> I am trying to decide whether to use 0 to 360 degrees or 0 to 420 degrees
> on the azimuth rotator.
> The station is located in Eastern TN, USA.  The  0 to 420 uses all
> available rotation but then the meter readings are not as useful.  Are
> there any preferences on this?
> 
> From a practical, operating point of view, should the azimuth mid point or
> home position have the antenna pointed North or South?  Or some other
> direction?
> 
> Thanks for your input.
> 
> Butch K8KO
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