Hi All,

I have a Yaesu Gd-450 rotator with the ERC4 rotator controller board fitted.

Is there anyway that the software can be made to turn the antenna automatically in the correct direction for given bands?

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Best Wishes

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Brian G0VAX

http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/RotatorControl

+ AA6YQ comments below

I have a Yaesu Gd-450 rotator with the ERC4 rotator controller board fitted.

+ According to this web page



+ The ERC4 utilizes the Hygain protocol, so DXView can rotate it to the correct short path or long path headingto the location selected on DXView's Main window (by entering a callsign prefix, IOTA tag, grid square, or latitude and longitude), DXView World Map window (by clicking on the desired location), or a selected Spot Database Entry.

Is there anyway that the software can be made to turn the antenna automatically in the correct direction for given bands?

+ There is no "correct direction for given bands". The only role that frequency plays is in determining whether to use the short path or long path heading from your QTH to a designated location; PropView can provide that guidance.

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ

+ AA6YQ comments below

I have a Yaesu Gd-450 rotator with the ERC4 rotator controller board fitted.
Is there anyway that the software can be made to turn the antenna automatically in the correct direction for given bands?

Computer control of a rotator is a great idea. Automatically turning it when you click on a spot is a really bad one, and a recipe for wearing it out. Listen first. All but the largest antennas have fairly broad horizontal patterns. 3 dB down points (half an S-unit) are typically +/- 40 degrees, and are relatively dead at 90 degrees off axis. From my QTH near San Francisco, when I point my 3-el SteppIR to EU at 20 degrees during contests, I work a lot eastern US stations at 70-90 degrees. If you hear the station pretty well, call him. If no response, THEN turn the antenna.

+ With DXView running and controlling your antenna's heading,

- double-clicking a Spot Database Entry does not direct DXView to rotate the antenna

- depressing the CTRL key while double-clicking a Spot Database Entry directs DXView to rotate the antenna to the short path heading to the Entry's station's location

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- depressing the ALT key while double-clicking a Spot Database Entry directs DXView to rotate the antenna to the long path heading to the Entry's station's location

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? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ