Talley, DXbase does NOT tell any rotor which way to turn. All we do is feed the rotor control the degrees desired. The rotor decides how to turn itself for that position. So, if you are experiencing something you don't like about how the rotor is turned, then you will need to take it up with whomever you bought the rotor from since their product controls that.
Regards, Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Talley George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:39 PM Subject: [Dxbase] Rotor Control >I recently installed an Idiom Press rotor card in my Yaesu G-800-DXA rotor > controller. I use DXbase 2006 to provide azimuth instructions to the rotor > card. In the "User Options" sub-menu for "Rotor #1," when Yaesu is > selected > as the rotor type, the rotor card does not respond to changes in azimuth. > I > learned from Mike/W4UM, that by changing the rotor type to HYG DCU-1, even > though I am using a Yaesu rotor, the rotor card will recognize commands > from > DXbase 2006. Has anyone else had a similar experience of DXbase either not > sending azimuth commands or sending incorrect azimuth commands to their > rotor? > > After selecting HYG DCU-1 as the rotor type, the rotor card responds to > changes in azimuth, but occasionally the response is erratic. For example, > if the current azimuth is 270 degrees and a station at 90 degrees is > selected, the rotor will turn in a counter-clockwise direction rather than > clockwise. > > Another symptom is no response to a change in azimuth. Occasionally there > is > no response by the rotor card after double clicking the short or long path > in the DX Summary window or clicking one of the rotor control icons. It > appears that either DXbase did not send an azimuth change command or a > command was sent but not recognized by the rotor card. > > Your comments and suggestions will be welcome, I would prefer not to > change > logging programs. > > Talley // KH6HHS > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
