[amsat-bb] G-5500 Rotor Alignment Problem

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

Does your rotor interface need to be recalibrated?

Dave-KB1PVH


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On Sat, May 5, 2018, 1:17 PM Richard Lawn <rjlawn at gmail.com> wrote:

> I finally got up and running with a new G-5500. In running SuM from the
> SatPC32 applications and then verifying the problem by tracking a satellite
> I find that the AZ rotor is going to the wrong position every time. It
> seems to be about 245 degrees off. I've verified that things are wired
> correctly and CCW and CW are correct. What am I doing wrong? The old G5400B
> worked fine.
>
> Rick, W2JAZ
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