[amsat-bb] Yaesu rotator connections

[Rolf Krogstad]

That would be the problem!
Thanks.



On Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 6:48 PM Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> The G1000 is a DC rotor, and the 5500 is AC. I think you need another plan.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
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> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Rolf
> Krogstad
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 7:37 PM
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu rotator connections
>
> I have a Yaesu G-1000-DXA rotator and controller for azimuth.
> After I got into working satellites I purchased a used Yaesu G-5500
> elevation rotator and the dual Az/El controller.  (Thanks AA5PK it has been
> working great!)
>
> I would like to hook the G-1000-DXA cable to the G-5500 controller but
> can't
> figure out how the pins correspond.  Both are 6 wire cables.  I found a
> better schematic for the G-5500 on the Yaesu site than was in my manual -
> it
> appears pins 4-5-6 have to do with power for the G-5500.
>
> On the G-1000-DXA pins 4-5 are power, so in a wild guess I tried hooking
> 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, but nothing happens.
>
> Does anyone know how I need to hook this up?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rolf   NR0T
> in EN34
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