RE: [amsat-bb] Tracking interface for G-5500

["Howard Long" <howard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill

Adding to Joe's comments...

I've run FODTrack on a G-5500 for nearly a year now.

It took me one evening to build and it's worked flawlessly. In fact it's
still operational in the shack mounted in a small cardboard box - yet
another unfinished but working project.

One thing to note on a G-5500 is that its azimuth runs from 0 to 450
degrees, but the FODTrack interface thinks it's 0 to 360. No matter: simply
replace the 39k resistor on U2D to 31k, or alternatively put a 150k in
parallel with the existing 39k.

73 Howard G6LVB

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
Behalf Of Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Sent: 07 May 2001 04:01
To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org; Bill Richarz
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Tracking interface for G-5500


Bill,

     The FODTrack system supports the 5500.  It is a cookbook home brew
project.  The software and plans can be downloaded from the amsat web site.

     I'm using it with the 5400 (but it supports both).

73,
Joe
ka0yos@amsat.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Richarz" <wricharz@infi.net>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 7:13 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tracking interface for G-5500


> Any other interfaces out there for the Yaesu G-5500 controller
> other than the KCT, homebrewed, kit or otherwise?
>
> de Bill N4DH
> AMSAT # 32372
> Charlotte, NC
>
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