----- Original Message -----
From: "j.a.hermans" <j.a.hermans@skynet.be>
To: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Automatic Rotor Control Question
> Hello Jon,
>
> The same idea is making its way since a couple of months here.
> Heard about SARTEK1, sames that all those equipements are rather
expensive.
> My rotor is a Yeasu G-2000RC.
> But I was thinking about developing something myself.
> Catching the data from DX4WIN ( I dont know on what i/o port ...!) a
couple
> of AD and DA converter chips, a comparator... or why not a FPGA , a pair
> of push-buttons, or a little program.
> It tickles my my fingers and brain............Why not start again, even at
> 69 yy.
> Sorry guys, guess I was talking to myself. But maybe I am not alone
> .......Jeanne D'Arc did'nt she heard the voices ?
> 73's Jos on4kj
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:06 PM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Automatic Rotor Control Question
>
>
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > I am seriously considering some sort of automatic rotor control in the
> near
> > future. I am interested in what people think of the different solutions
> out
> > there.
> >
> > My rotors are a Ham IV, a Ham-M and a Yaesu G-500A (elevation).
> >
> > I'll admit that I've only investigated 2 solutions so far and both have
> > their ups and downs.
> >
> > I've looked at the solution by Idiom Press (W9KNI) and the ARSWin
> solution.
> >
> > W9KNI's design works only with the 3 button CDE/Hy-Gain controllers.
It
> > does add some really nice additional functionality and some safety
> features
> > to help protect the rotor.
> >
> > The ARSWin setup is nice in that it can control nearly any rotor
> regardless
> > of control box. It doesn't give some of the extra features to the
control
> > box that the W9KNI solution does, but it seems like a pretty decent
> product.
> >
> > The ARSWin solution is about $30 cheaper and comes assembled.
> >
> > So what is anyone out there using and what do they think of these or any
> > others?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jon
> > NA9D
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > Jon Ogden
> > NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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