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1. Track C Program Fileshat 21h Save Settings GJ Tracker C Program FilestGJITRACKER TACLog CATACLOGS Press lt E5C gt to Quit Distance Units You can select Kilometers or Miles Map Marker Size The size of markers on map can be adjusted from x 0 5 to x 5 Open the Map Marker Size window View gt Map Marker Size and select the size Label Use Setup Label to put different labels 144MHz EME PstRotator Registered to YOSDMU v6 93 Communication Setup Tracker RAIDET Maps My Maps LookUp ORA Help Parking Setup Set the position where the antenna will be parked when the Park button is pressed Close by Ext Program PstRotator can be automatically closed when another program from computer is closed Use a significant part of the external program name exactly like it appears on the title bar caps sensitive 16 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 WX Setup PstRotator can display information about the wind speed wind direction and temperature in your location and also can automatically point the antenna into the wind if the wind speed is over the limit In this window can be set if the program will use a specific weather station connected to www wunderground com or will use only the information provided by this site based on your location Also it can be set the wind speed trigger value for automatically pointing antenna into the wind I Wind2. Contact SWL report Comment Logbook Worked Country Contact Location IOTA Ant Sat Award Contest 4 gt Check Class Precedence Contest B Cancel Reset F4 3 Double clicking on the Greyline Map in the desired direction HRD Logbook This second interface with HamRadioDeluxe makes things easier There is nothing to be configured in HRD Logbook In PstRotator select HRD Logbook as Tracker and set the Tracking box in Mode Write a callsign in HRD Logbook and PstRotator will capture this callsign and rotate antenna automatically HRD Satellite Tracking e Start HRD Satellite Tracking e Goto Tools gt DDE Server and select Nova e Selecta satellite e Check the RX checkbox e Start PstRotator e Select HRD Satellite as Tracker e Set Tracking to Mode nGenLog There is nothing to be configured in LOGic8 program In the PstRotator program select nGenLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the nGenLog QSO Editor and the PstRotator will compute the azimuth and will turn antenna on that direction Logger32 Open both programs PstRotator and Logger32 30 LA Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 In the PstRotator program select Logger32 as Tracker and set Tracking to mode in the main window Under Setup Trackers Setup it can be find Logger32 Setup This prov
3. 1 2 GHz 2 3 GHz 3 4 GHz 5 GHz 10 GHz 24 GHz 4 GHz TEO M SU tl BOM 40 KA AM 20 M 1 M 15M Ta M 10M 50 MHz r MHz Check All Save Settings Clear All Press lt E5C gt to Quit sl d sl ai ai ad ai a Band Iw Iw Iw Iw I I I I I Iw Iw Iw HamRadioDeluxe This interface between PstRotator and Ham Radio Deluxe v5 uses the DDE communication between programs PstRotator will replace in this case the HRD Rotator In PstRotator in addition to selecting HamRadioDeluxe as the Tracker you also need to select the Tracking box in Mode In Hrd Logbook go to Rotator right amp up corner and press Connect Don t open the HRD Rotator program You can control the rotator direction from by 1 Double clicking on the Rotator Dial in the desired direction 2 Clicking on the bearing in ALE First the callsign you enter in ALE must have a grid square and your grid square also needs to be set in HRD otherwise the bearing and distance will not show 29 D Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 kal Add My Logbook o File Options Tracking Show Fields Show Tabs Date 27 472011 Lei F2 Start 01 09 14 Ki Le Vi track F3jEnd 01 09 14 E m V track F5 Call ie RST Sent 59 r ss RST Reyd 59 Lei IG Locator IN4der R 2767 Di40skn state Name QTH Country Le KI
4. Google Maps server 1 ke KG TK o FL Search Ter LN16UU VE ee line yine Poland lt 9 minghamo Amsterd x Ri Poznan A lt A e La d Kee gt Wroclaw Germany _ E AA Belgium EN K md j i SAS SA A Sa A ge eg n nia cb CL ou o NA h T f con Yy i iis EZ Ay lo Repu ie y E eh Paris 4 SA S PE x Munich _ ki M agaa Sona A NS La Zurich yt Austria 3 Ee e Switzerland Get Pees Hungary WI Cluj Napoca 2 Bialystok gt O Warsaw Lublin All SY Ww Bristol S yo eh Ors Romania Ms Bosnia and AS x Herzegovina Serbia G Ge SE WM AN E N Ma De cl SE i Toulouse Monaco S log Ja D Bilbao eg PIPE Marseille Andorra Zaragoza S k Barcelonad x Bari n Montes Macedonia M Tiranao FYROM K Albania Palma de D fo Mallorca Plovdiv PER Je Vi I Greece Palermo od Athens Catania DSD o d L tabat Ds io Mediterranean anca e Ben m Aorocco You can also use some default maps or you can add your maps en 3 Chisihauo 1 E o 4 ER Bursa Map Satellite Voronezh o mali Kharkiv Li 7 AE i trove Luharisk D r sert Ukraine j 5 Zaporizhzhya 9 Donetsk o OMykolaiv Rostov on Don Odesa Sevastopol o Black Sea Istanbul CM Ankara le gt Turkey i Konya Amalya a ge Aleppo Ky i Cyprus 1 Syria d gi Lebanon Pa Damasc
5. Info Setup x Wa Station ID IBUICURESE w Use We Station ID Wind Speed Trigger 1 km h Units Pressure mb cave Settings Press EG to Quit WX Info Open the Wind Info window The information in this window is refreshed at every 5 minutes WX Info Bucharest ID IBUCHARE 33 Wind Speed 11 6 km h Wind Direction 113 deg vind Guest 11 6 km h Temperature Ze AL Pressure 1013 8 mb Humidity bl Frecipitation 0 0 cm h Thu 04 Sep 2014 0E 20 06 GMT Point into the Wind Automatically point the antenna into the wind if the wind speed is over the limit Click on this button to enable or disable this function 17 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Start as TCP Client If Start as TCP Client is checked the PstRotator program will start as a TCP Client The TCP Client window will be minimized and the program will automatically connect to the TCP Server Start in Manual Mode With this option selected the program will start in Manual Mode else the program will start in the last mode used before to close the program Confirm Imported Data With this option checked the callsign locator or azimuth information is passed in the Tracking mode from logger to PstRotator but you will need to press the GO button to rotate the antenna Double Click on Map Use this option to select between click or double click on map to rotate the antenna This feature is a
6. Minimum ME AZ Range EF AZ Error MR AZ Timeout I Park AZ EN EL Minimum AS EL Range FT EL Error rase EL Timeout LE Park EL E Command Delay MI ms 7 Allow AZ Flip EW Beamwidth RS NS Beamwidth D Hove Sequence Driver Pa PE eee Browse Use DDE Driver f EL then AZ iv AZ then EL Device INI Shut Down Control Point on Disconnect Telescope Connection Parameters Remote IP Address QEFIN Password HERE Telescope it remote Remote Pot gz Latitude TYTN Longitude JISUI W 39 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Sidereal Sidereal tracking of the antenna The antenna stays pointed on a celestial target that has been manually pointed on so that the rotation of the earth is eliminated The functionality could be like described below e You point the antenna manually to the desired celestial target getting the Azimuth and Elevation from a suitable planetarium program e You select Sidereal in the Tracker list of PstRotator and press the Tracking button in the Mode field of the PstRotator window e The program now converts the AZ 1 EL coordinates to RA DEC coordinates using the observer s position and the actual time and stores these values internally e Each 1 sec the program takes the stored initial RA DEC coordinates and converts them back to AZ EL using the new actual time The new AZ EL values are used to command the antenna rotor controller to correct
7. OZ o Channel Master JUSBUIRT iterace Jus Ee i _ OESJFL Cee Meso povorotka tul PstRotator azimuth amp elevation control PstRotator supports separate antenna rotator controllers for Azimuth and Elevation control It can control two separate rotor interfaces one for azimuth and the second for elevation or Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 an azimuth amp elevation rotor interface The EA4TX and WinRotor Interfaces are controlled communicating DDE with their own programs Connect the rotator interfaces to PC using RS232 cables or USB to serial convertors and select communication ports from the available COM Ports in the COM1 to COM16 range Automatically tracking PstRotator includes automatically tracking for satellite or EME communications and almost all well known loggers are supported e Moon tracking EME System WSJT GJTracker MoonSked Trak_SM Z Track e Satellites tracking GPredict HalloSat HRD Satellite Tracker Nova for Windows Orbitron Sat_Explorer SatPC32 WinOrbit WXtrack e Logging Other programs AC Log CommCat BBLogger DM780 DX4WIN DXView EasyLog 5 GenLog HamScope HRD Logbook IntDX KLog Lokibace Logic8 Logger32 LOG X MicroLog MixW NIMM nGenLog QARTest RCKLog Swisslog TACLog TRX Manager UcxLog VHF LOG VHFCtest4WIN VHF LOG VQLog Winlog32 Win Test WinREF HF WinREF THF Wlog2000 WriteLog XMLog e DX Cluster client
8. PST gt and end with lt PST gt You can send many commands in one message lt PST gt lt STOP gt 1 lt STOP gt lt TRACK gt 0 lt TRACK gt lt AZIMUTH gt 85 lt AZIMUTH gt lt PST gt lt PST gt AZ lt PST gt in answer to this command the program will report the rotor azimuth to UDP Port 1 lt PST gt EL lt PST gt in answer to this command the program will report the rotor elevation to UDP Port 1 The rotor position is reported like AZ xxx x lt CR gt EL yy y lt CR gt GPS Control PstRotator control via a serial COM port PstRotator can receive commands from other programs via GPS format messages on a serial COM port For this e Goto Communication gt GBD GPS COM Port and set the COM port number where the program listens for GPS messages The baudrate is fixed to 9600 bauds The messages can be provided by a hardware device a GPS unit or another device connected to the serial COM port able to retransmit GPS messages or by a software application like SondeMonitor http www coaa co uk sondemonitor htm using a virtual serial COM port e Enable GPS Control in Setup PstRotator can receive GPGGA commands NMEA format like this GPGGA 194633 656 4410 000000 N 02600 000000 E 1 0 0 8000 M 0 M 70 11 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Web Server Setup PstRotatorAz has an embedded Web server and this can be used to control the rotor from any Web browser running on a computer
9. Select MANUAL mode in PstRotator Check that the displayed RX frequency in the Omnirig window of PstRotator is in the desired downlink band if not click VFO A B to swap main and sub bands and cycle MANUAL button off then on Note The Omnirig TX frequency will display 000000000 this is normal Check that the rig switches to the center of the uplink and downlink passbands You can now tune the downlink sub band rx frequency and the TX frequency will track the Rig s rx frequency When you want to transmit turn off manual mode to prevent frequency updates from disrupting the transmission and set rig to main band As with most tracking programs you may have to adjust the initial uplink frequency in the Add Sat menu so you can hear your downlink However you should only have to do this once for each satellite you use The easy way to do this is to set to AUTO during a pass then set linkage to not linked this lets you tweak the downlink only using gt gt gt gt gt gt lt lt lt lt lt lt buttons until you hear your uplink then set linkage back on You can then tune across the passband using gt gt gt etc and the offset will be kept You can then update the uplink frequency in add satellite menu to reflect your offset for next time For FM birds use AUTO mode this will correct uplink AND downlink for Doppler When you want to transmit turn off AUTO mode Note that when you are in Auto mode the RX frequency
10. l xl x x x Press lt ESC gt to Quit Set the station name STN1 or STN2 etc in the Station field This is useful when you are in a multi station contest environment and other win test stations send UDP packets over the network with frequency or azimuth information To communicate both programs must to have the same Station name So don t forget to set this 25 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 N1MM Setup The PstRotator program uses the UDP broadcasts of the N1MM logger and it is compatible with N1MM versions 12 12 2 and later For these N1MM versions the UDP port used to send messages from N1MM Logger is always 12040 PstRotator and N1MM can stay on the same PC or on different PCs in the same local network Rotor control Rotators can be controlled from N1MM logger in several different ways e Entry window o by entering a beam heading in the callsign field and press Alt J The rotor will turn to the entered beam heading Example 234 Alt J will turn the rotor to 234 degrees The number must be numeric gt 0 and lt 360 o using the menu items in the Tools menu Turn Rotor Alt J Turn rotor to bearing for the callsign in the Entry window Stop Rotor Ctrl Alt J Stop turning the rotor when turning and no bearing in callsign field in Entry window o using the short cut keys below Alt J Turn rotor to bearing for the callsign in the Entry window or to the callsign in
11. nothing to be configured in VHFLog to be interfaced with PstRotator In PstRotator select VHFLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotator captures the information from the locator box of the VHFLog and if a valid value is found PstRotator calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically KLog There is nothing to be configured in KLog to be interfaced with PstRotator In the PstRotator program select KLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the KLog and the PstRotator will rotate the antenna HalloSat In PstRotator select HalloSat as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode in the main window There is nothing to be configured in HalloSat to be interfaced with PstRotator PstRotator uses the AZ EL information found in Rotorcontrol window for tracking WinREF THF There is nothing to be configured in WinREF HF to be interfaced with PstRotator In PstRotator select WinREF THF as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotator captures the information from the locator box of the WinREF HF and if a valid value is found PstRotator calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically WinREF HF There is nothing to be configured in WinREF HF to be interfaced with PstRotator In the PstRotator program select WinREF HF as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the WinREF HF and the PstRotator will rotate the a
12. or a smartphone 192 168 1 7 PstRotatorAz htm IG E AELE E Refresh B Stop Enter bearing WW co KE KR To use this feature In Communication gt Web Server Setup set the IP address and the port number If you intend to access the Web server using a computer from the same local network or you don t use a router select the first option to use the IP address of the PC But if you intend to access the Web server from internet and you use a router select the second option and enter the router IP address You can set it as xxx xxx xxx xxx Or put there a friendly name You can keep the default port 80 or use any other port In Setup enable the Web Server option Restart the program Set your router to forward the port set in the Web Server Setup Web Server Setup Setup IP Address 19216817 Ce lvo3dmu no ip org Port Number S0 Logging Log Connection Requests E Log Start Stop View Log Clear Log 12 e Setup Select the rotator controllers from the list It is possible to select two separate controllers one for azimuth and one for elevation Alioni e ie My Locator Presets Aamuth Offset Position Request L Trackers Setup d Units Map Marker Size b Stay On Top MM C Prosishel RT 21 Green Heron RT 20 Green Heron Easy Rotor Cortrol RCL MDS Rotor ET DEL 1 HyGan GS 232A Yaesu Az GS 232B Yaesu Az AfaSpid RAK RCZ800 M2
13. reading comm device Uninstall the old drivers and install the latest drivers for your USB to RS232 adapter If your addapter uses an FTDI chip you can download the last driver version from http www fidichip com Drivers VCP htm For an adapter which uses a Prolific chip the driver can be downloaded from http www prolific com tw US ShowProduct aspx p id 225 amp pcid 41 SUPPORT Your questions regarding the PstRotator software will be answered fast by codrut buda rdslink ro YAHOO GROUPS You can also use the support forum at http groups yahoo com group pstrotator to answer questions or to exchange with other users Become a member of this Yahoo Group and you will automatically be informed about improvements and news regarding PstRotator program The PstRotator web page is http www gsl net yo3dmu index Paqe346 htm 42
14. the program will receive the coordinates latitude and longitude and antenna Is turned on that direction A second click will save the callsign and QTH locator information into the call3 txt file SP LP and BD buttons e SP and LP go to the short and long path headings respectively e BD 90 goes to a 90deg offset from the heading specified intended for a bidirectional dipole mounted parallel with the booms of yagis on the same mast e BD 0 is intended for the SteppIR antennas Remote Control PstRotator also provides support for remote over IP operation e You have to install the same PstRotator in both remote and base station locations e Set Communication TCP Client to the base station e Configure the IP address for the Client and the Ports for both Server and Client When you work from home set in the Remote site the Pooling Rate to 0 and for the home site Pooling Rate to 1000 When you work remote from home you don t need programs from both sides to send status requests to controller Only from home is better because keeps the timing between commands and status requests In the remote site could be not only a PC running PstRotator as server but also a serial server Ethernet to RS232 converter 41 D Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Run time error 8020 If when you run the PstRotator software get the following error message PstRotator Run time error 8020 Error
15. the server is a serial server one serial to Ethernet convertor and not a PC running the PstRotator software you mast to set Refresh Rate gt 0 on the client PC UDP Control PstRotator control from other programs PstRotator can receive commands from other programs via UDP messages For this e Goto Communication UDP Control Port and set the UDP port number where the program listens The default value is 12000 e Enable UDP Control in Setup PstRotator can receive commands like these lt PST gt lt PARK gt 1 lt PARK gt lt PST gt stop rotor switch to manual mode park antenna lt PST gt lt TRACK gt 1 lt TRACK gt lt PST gt Switch to tracking mode 10 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 lt PST gt lt TRACK gt 0 lt TRACK gt lt PST gt switch to manual mode lt PST gt lt STOP gt 1 lt STOP gt lt PST gt stop rotor switch to manual mode lt PST gt lt AZIMUTH gt 85 lt AZIMUTH gt lt PST gt set azimuth to 85 degrees lt PST gt lt ELEVATION gt 23 lt ELEVATION gt lt PST gt set elevation to 23 degrees lt PST gt lt LLH gt 44 434 25 064 10000 lt LLH gt lt PST gt track in azimuth and elevation an object positioned to 44 434 degrees latitude 25 064 degrees longitude and 10000 m altitude lt PST gt lt GLL gt typical GLL GPS message lt GLL gt lt PST gt track in azimuth an object based on a typical GLL GPS message Any message must start with lt
16. to interface PstRotator with DXLab Suite setting the N1MM as tracker in the PstRotator and as rotator in DXView Config Rotator Control With these settings can be used the SP LP buttons from DXView or rotate to heading for context menu items from SpotCollector Don t use this second way if you need also to control from DXLab a SteppIR SDA controller AC Log There is nothing to be configured in AC Log program In the PstRotator program select AC Log as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the AC Log and the PstRotator will compute the azimuth and turn antenna BBLogger There is nothing to be configured in BBLoger program In the PstRotator program select BBLogger as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window The AZIMUTH Short information from the QSO data window will be sent to PstRotator and PstRotator will turn the antenna VHFCtest4WIN There is nothing to be configured in VHFCtest4WIN to be interfaced with PstRotator In PstRotator select VHFCtest4WIN as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotator captures the information from the locator box of the VHFCtest4WIN and if a valid value is found PstRotator calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically DX4WIN In DX4WIN set File Preferences Control Rotator Control Type Message Based Message Handshake ThunderRT6FormDC DX4PST Start the PstRotator program select DX4WIN
17. 19 273289 ewes 19 57 5 D TUNE Orbitron e Inthe PstRotator program select Orbitron as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window e Inthe Orbitron program go to Rotor Radio and select MyDDE as Driver and press the button from the right part of the Driver box 37 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 AJ si L Lis AAT Sage ASTEX 1 Lex Ae Recover dn d mode 1 000 vi 146 190006 i Elevaien LERAM Tes iiegie Ugik rude 516 he ei Kr If you don t have any MyDDE driver selected before the Orbitron program will ask you for the program which will be used as tracker You have to select PstRotator from its folder Usual this is C Program Files PstRotator If you already used another program as MyDDE driver you must to erase it from the Orbiton configuration file C Program Files Orbitron Config Setup cfg Or you can manually add modify in Setup cfg Drivers MyDDE C Program Files PstRotator PstRotator exe The next times when you will use Orbiton this will automatically open the PstRotator program You need only to set Tracking to Mode in the main window to start the tracking Gpredict e In GPredict go to edit then interfaces then rotators and make here a new rotator interface you can use the standard port 4533 Best you give it the name PstRotator e In PstRotator go to tracker and mark Gpredict e Also in PstRotator mark the tracking option e I
18. Az ZLIBPU PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Tracker Maps fdy Maps Mep AZ Controller b Manin kn Fkvusnon Cortral My Locator D Prosstel E Presets D Frosistel Az Azimuth Offset RC2800 12 El Poston Request d RC2800 M2 Az Trackers Setup RI 21 Green Heron Unts Map Marker 528 E sy Rotor Control Stay On Top RCI MoS hes Ratar EZ DO rien ad i LOPETTI ER GS 252A Yaesu AZIEI G5 2328 Yaasu AC Fasyoomm I STI Fox Deka Al eSpid RAS AutoTracker FGIS RADB25 Create Or can be used a single azimuth elevation rotor interface EI ioe Maps My Maps Hop d ew My Location AZ Controler My Locator Presets Ammruth Offset Postion Request Trackers Setup Units Map Marler Ste Stay On Top D Prosistel El D Prosstel Az RC2800 M2 El RC2000 MZ Az RT 21 Green Heron RT 20 Green Heron Easy Motor Conkrel RCI NOG Rotor 2 D J i HyGan GS 252A Yassy MAE 35 2226 Yas AJE Easy I S13 Pox Deka AfeSpic RAS AuloTrecker EGIS RAC325 Croate Open the My Location window Setup gt My Location 13 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Cid My Location My Locator M My Coordinates Latitude 44 3958 Save KNIJE Setting Longitude 2612 125 6 or D digits for SW for NE Elevation Elevation m Use elevation a Press ESC to Quit S
19. E EEE 35 Alo eee EE EEE 35 WORE EHT EE 35 WORE E ME 35 ss coarse sess celeste E A EE E A E E E E EES EAEE AE E E 35 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 FINN 35 VU 36 14 02210100 ER EEE EE ee ee ne en ee ee eee te ee eee 36 td 36 Alia 37 Go RE ENN EE NE 37 predica 38 Ne TOT AOON arses a crsetea E E eee 39 Rebelde 39 L t Heg CP 39 N 40 DH GN 40 QRZ com Callsign Pa 41 PPT NNN 41 Re 41 re SOLU iii re li pla ii 42 SUPPORT uri e ii O once ceca au ninc tesa caren secu stoessaedeossatereaceessaeoeeaeesaee 42 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Introduction PstRotator handles just almost every controllable rotator in common use WEE GE een leese leg tbat aba EE e SSS O OO MER O Joon eo D n Joa O O o o Lidiom Press RotorEZ D I 4800 gt EE DI mi INN Y AlfaSpid RASAZEI J AlaSpid 1 deg accuracy 600 erme we e E sm FoxDetasts s 2s2n18 Jf 100 o O o AutoTracker Endeavour Endeavour Electonics 9600 JI Zee ee ao F i EGIS I EGS CTS disabled o SCS Create RAC825 Create l 8600 SSS WE Wi 8600 vw DIZAOT fEasycommi T o S y LVBTraker GS 232A Easycommi 9600 gt PrimeSat Primes O T o o SARtek L if O o SCS sates Easyomm JL o exeo eaan O o O Heathkit HD1780 Lies sea gt mes G52sM8 8600 O
20. PstRotator control program ready to turn the rotator with a single click on GO To use PstRotator with DX Monitor simply select DX Monitor from the Tracker menu and change the Mode to Tracking WSJT In PstRotator select WSJT gt Moon WSJT gt Sun or WSJT gt Source as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode in the main window Be sure that you have correct configured in Setup gt Trackers Setup gt Trackers Path the path for the VVSJT folder There is nothing to be configured in WSJT to be interfaced with PstRotator GJTracker In PstRotator select GJTracker as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode in the main window Be sure that you have correct configured in Setup gt Trackers Setup gt Trackers Path the path for the GJ Tracker folder There is nothing to be configured in GJTracker to be interfaced with PstRotator Z Track In PstRotator select Z Track as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode in the main window Be sure that you have correct configured in Setup gt Trackers Setup gt Trackers Path the path for the Z Track folder There is nothing to be configured in Z Track to be interfaced with PstRotator Win Test Setup Type a prefix in Win Test press CTRL F12 or ALT F12 and the PstRotator will turn the antenna You don t need to have wtRotators on your PC Win Test sends broadcast the azimuth information via UDP and the PstRotator will receive it So you can have the PstRotator on the same PC with Win Test or on another PC o
21. Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators PstRotator Registered to YO3DMU v11 73 Communication Setup Tracker RAJDEC GeoSats Maps My Maps Google Maps SCP Map APRS EME View LookUp ORE Presets km Cluj Grecia 14 Sov Mil Order of Malta i 15 Spratly Islands ORA Locator Pitesti Constanta d Monaco SBE Agalega amp St Brandon _ Budapesta UTGA 3986 Mauritius SBS Rodriguez Island e ck as cal BD ol al Sofia Barca WI GOtODXCC o o GOtoQRA _ Belgiad Chisinau 3C Equatorial Guinea L AZ FUT Mode pr usa 27 dje x User s Manual Rev 6 2 2015 Codrut Buda YO3DMU http www qsl net yo3dmu index Page346 htm Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Contents NFOdUCioha i 5 PstRotator azimuth amp elevation control aaa aa eee nane ene eee pere rrene eres e erret e eee ee pene pene tipe eee 5 Automatically tracking ee 6 Antenna POINTIN enis rane iran n 6 NR CT parser cseigeteteae seus oc erertesnuaeennieeecesoas 7 Oo gl e EE 9 REENEN 9 ENN 9 PP NNN 9 UDP Control PstRotator control from other programs i 10 GPS Control PstRotator control via a serial COM port anen ee an eee nen eeeee nese even tere neteve vese eeev asesi 11 NG GIVE 0 EE EE NE EE 12 Do EE DANA RE EE 13 Select the
22. am Width Set the 3dB Beam width of your antenna in order to be displayed on the Compass Rose PstRotatorAz Registered to YO3DMU v5 32 Rotor Refresh Rate The time interval between position requests sent to controller can be adjusted from 0 5 sec to 5 sec Open the Rotor Refresh Rate window Setup gt Rotor Refresh Rate and select the time interval value EH tracker Maps MyMaps Help AZ Controller gt EL AZ EL Controller gt My Locabor Presets Bidirectional EE Antenna Offset Refresh Rate None Trackers Setup gt D ser Controllers Setup 3 Units b Zs c Map Marker Size d 3 sec Stay On Top 5 sec The default value is 1 sec Tracker Refresh Rate The time interval between the received positions from tracking programs can be adjusted from 0 5 sec to 10 sec Open the Tracker Refresh Rate window Setup gt Tracker Refresh Rate and select the time interval value 15 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 The default value is 0 5 sec Trackers setup Some trackers need special settings Don t forget to set Tracking to Mode in the main window Trackers path These settings are for programs which write the azimuth and elevation data into a file The PstRotator program has to know the path for these programs You need to know where are these programs installed and modify if it is necessary the default paths Gr Trackers Path WIT C Program Files SJT
23. as tracker and set mode to Tracking in the PstRotator main window before to start the DX4WIN program 33 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Setup Parameters LPT Port Active bands LPT1 16 m 10m Type Message based Message handshake ThunderRT6FormDC DX4PST PSK sound card Input Default Output Default Baud Rate Bands enabled Take output from Disabled MoonSked In Preferences Tracking there is a new checkbox AZEL DAT This determines whether the AZEL DAT file is produced Check it in order to use MoonSked with PstRotator My Location DX Location 3B9C 0 Latitude 56 0625 3DAOJR Latitude 56 0625 WE 3V8BB is North SA 4K6D Longitude 3 458333 Longitude 3 458333 4S7 ZL1RS is West is West n 4S7AB A AULITU Locator lO86gb oi CF 144 4x3wl XPOL 8877 Locator 1086gb Band Tracking Sequence Defaults 5 Seconds 1 Minute 15 Seconds 2 Minutes dh egen Moonbounce Software 30 Seconds 5 Minutes ISS SeS Gi GRD 34 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Note that azel dat is only produced when the Moon Track or the Noise Source Track windows are running The Noise Source takes priority so if you have Sun selected there the tracking data sent to azel dat will be for the Sun even if Moon Track is also open In PstRotator select MoonSked as Tracker and set Tracking to mode VHFLog There is
24. display in the Orbitron panel will show the TX frequency this is normal and is caused by a limitation in the CI V command set Using PstRotator Omnirig with the FT 847 for satellites tracking The FT 847PST ini file has been written specifically for this application and can be found in the PstRotator folder as an archive OmniRigini zip This file is also available for download on the PstRotator Yahoo Group the Files section Include this file in the Omnirig gt Rigs folder In OmniRig you must select FT 847PST as rig When you press the Auto buton the program will switch the radio in Sat mode will set the modes and frequencies according to the selected satellite and will automatically control both uplink and downlink frequencies based on the calculated Doppler 22 Q Satellite Pass Prediction PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Select a satellite from list and press Satellite Tracking Setup gt Predict to see the passes of the selected satellite 7 Predict 2014 12 20 2014 12 20 2014 12 20 2014 12 20 2014 12 20 2014 12 28 2014 12 20 2014 12 29 2014 12 29 10 Days 0 Elev KST2Me 33 mls lim033 l0m483 l10m293 l0m573 l0m353 bm 2s SuSba lom45s A Press SE SS to Quit KST2Me is a telnet based client for Windows that is tailored to the ONAKST Chats There is nothing to be configured in the KST2Me In the PstRotator select KST2Me as Tracker and s
25. dress would need to be changed to suit In addition Omnirig ini files IC 821PST ini and IC 910PST ini have been written specifically for this application and can be found in the PstRotator folder as an archive OmniRigIni zip These files are also available for download on the PstRotator Yahoo Group the Files section We recommend these Ini file should not be used with any other application as it may produce undesirable results IC 821 ini or IC 910 ini should be used instead Likewise re naming it will stop it from working with PstRotator IC 821PST ini and IC 910PST ini use VFOA commands to control the sub band for receive and VFOB commands to control the main band for transmit 21 2 PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Due to the limitations of the IC 821 1 IC 910 Cl v command set some functions of PstRotator will not be available however we are constantly working on this to make your satellite experience as slick as possible The rig must be set to VFO mode before you start not memo tune 1 2 3 10 11 Start up PstRotator Select satellites in the tracker menu Select the satellite you want to use from the satellites tracking window and Select tracking in the main window This will populate the RX and TX frequency boxes and your Rotators will start tracking the bird 4 Tick use Omnirig and configure to use Rig IC 821PST or Rig IC 910PST For SSB transponders
26. et Tracking to mode in the main window With a mouse click over DX or Submitter the azimuth information computed by KST2Me is sent to PstRotator and this will rotate the antenna on that direction Jo aes on hav eo lt et 7 ae eee t PR o ra der Eegen 14 rg EE DEE cans eege EE aoe o kaain E sala mec Tok ni van eg 4 ron DI dp KH EH he Ste mem emt Sdt w N E mme L i4 evr k n 4 ME me eet sie TI HE rg en SP wh ail de tt 00 ce gr pro prote reg wart ei Abbe emm e r r mg mm bt ini mn mg n K zt summa ogee Yo we na LI W tg Te nm ep br g i wm Tage erg pn IP zm 20 Vid SIT ae ar neces ra ov mtp zm er mem I EZE gt Zeg pm E O umn e HIR As 146 20 rasa ma CC User CC Useris a DX Gluster client program There is nothing to be configured in CC User progra TE i m LIL RS PST RURE ro 1944 In the PstRotator program select CC User from the Tracker menu and change the Mode to Tracking An Alt Click over a callsign in CC User will automatically rotate your antenna 23 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 DX Monitor DX Monitor is a standalone Windows program which monitors the DX announcements available on the internet at DX Summit PstRotator is DX Monitor aware Simply clicking on a callsign or a beam heading in the DX Monitor window will transfer the information to the
27. et your QTH locator using for this 6 or 8 digits or set the latitude and longitude for your location Presets 12 position presets are available Open the Presets window Setup gt Presets and set the preset name the azimuth and the elevation Set Presets Azimuin Elwa Azimuth Tlews on Ee M 0 Geco au ze VE Catania Budapeste I 5 Gala Bagad 27 Chisinau Roser 252 lasi eV Sofis 230 Belize Press FSC to Qu Some other ways to set the Presets In the main window a right click over a Preset button will set it with the callsign from Prefix box and the azimuth elevation information from Az and EI boxes Ctrl 1 Ctrl 6 set Preset 1 Preset 6 Alt 1 Alt 6 set Preset 7 Preset 12 Antenna Offset Open the Antenna Offset window Setup gt Antenna Offset and set the azimuth or elevation antenna offset if your antenna is not exactly adjusted on direction The range is 180 to 180 deg for azimuth and 45 to 45 deg for elevation Preis cf 50 gt to Qui The the default values are 0 deg for both azimuth and elevation offset Antenna Limits End point limits can be set for both Azimuth and Elevation 14 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 I Antenna Limits Azmuth Giel Slop 0 358 Ho Limite 0 SIdeo 0 35 deg Elevation Start Shop o WW WW 0 9 deg 0 90 deg Prose ESC to Gut 3dB Be
28. ides filtering by bands giving the possibility to manage more than one rotor Take a look at PstRotator managing more than one rotator multiple instances chapter You can select the band or the bands in which PstRotator program will control the antenna Logger 32 Setup 2m 1 25 h TOCH SCH 23CM 3 CM Check All Camal Save Setbrnor Press lt ESO tc Qui In the Logger32 program e check to enable global capture of CTL A and ALT A keys to turn rotor Rotor Setup Compot Mrs StopBits n i Saudiate 19500 Parity None wl M Se DTR high Databils f3 l Set RTS high Rotor corection f0 Show rotor debug window iv Check to enable global capture of CTL 4 and ALT A keys to turn rotor Apply No Rotor e enter a callsign e use Ctrl A to send the azimuth information from Logger32 to PstRotator program LOGic8 Start the LOGic8 program before to start PstRotator There is nothing to be configured in LOGic8 program In the PstRotator select Logic8 as tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in Logic8 LOG MAIN window press TAB and it will be sent to PstRotator in the Prefix field PstRotator will compute the azimuth and turn antenna on that direction 31 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Swisslog PstRotator settings e Select Swisslog as Tracker e Set mode to Tracking in the main window Swisslog se
29. l Beam Display to PC in the COM1 COM16 range TCP IP communication For the TCP server RS232 TCP Server must be checked I TCP Server Connection Port Az 4001 Save Port El 4002 Settings Press lt ESC gt to Quit Open the TCP Server Setup and set the IP ports for the server the PC where the rotator controller is RS232 connected The default values are 4001 for azimuth and 4002 for elevation For the TCP client check the TCP Client and the following window will be opened Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 TOP Client Connection IP 192168 1170 Connect Press lt ESC gt to Rut Set the IP address is the network address for the PC where the server runs Set the IP ports must be the same as for server Press the Connect button to connect the client to server and remote operation The default values are 4001 for azimuth and 4002 for elevation In order to not have so much traffic over the network and antenna position to be displayed faster on the client PC you can set Refresh Rate None on the client PC but be careful to have Refresh rate gt 0 on the server PC ET Tracker Maps My Maps Help AZ Controller b EL f AZ EL Controller gt My Locator Presets Bidirectional Srna Antenna Offset Refresh Rate b Trackers Setup b 0 5 sec Controllers Setup b 1 sec Units gt 2Zse Map Marker Size gt 3sec Stay On Top 5 sec If
30. n Gpredict select antenna control in this box here select PstRotator remember you have made that interface at begining and push Engage e Inthe same box select in Target your satellite and push Track 38 D Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Nova for Windows e In Nova for Windows you must set DDE Only as Antenna Rotator Setup Antenna Rotator e In PstRotator select Nova as Tracker and set Tracking mode If your OS is Windows7 you must run the programs as Administrator you can find how to set this at the end of this document Radio Eyes 1 There is nothing to be configured in Radio Eyes 1 to be interfaced with PstRotator In PstRotator select Radio Eyes 1 as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PST just follows whatever is in the desired ALT AZ text boxes on the main RE window Radio Eyes CP To use PstRotator with the TCPP you must select Radio Eyes CP under the Tracker menu item in PstRotator You may download the driver from http radiosky com radioeyes drivers PstRotatorDriver exe Place this file in your Radio Eyes 1 TelescopeDrivers directory i Telescope Control Radio Eyes Point Program PstRotator Antenna Rotator FstRotatorDriver In the telescope definition file TDF you should specify PstRotatorDriver exe as your driver The telescope definition creator editor might appear as shown below Radio Eyes Telescope Definition Creator Telescope Name AZ
31. n network Or you can have WinTest on a PC and many other PCs with PstRotator installed and every PstRotator will control an antenna all antennas will be on the same direction Win Test and PstRotator configuration In Win Test go to Options gt Configure interfaces pres By default buttons for both Broadcast address and Port number and check Enable Ethernet network And press the OK button 24 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 TTT sit ses kultur le CH ER fur hode Pinter pers Cur Cy ETI UN cote real Fite r Lee E nzb c tome rd Rina boot arkiver 141255 H r Fot wybu x Jau Hier nooo cva oad ein J Vor kme Cl Ensi scurd cen p Dow pal e Pu ae aw iroj au v CDr pal Foling cio n l fo CS To send azimuth information from Win Test to PstRotator press Alt F12 for Long Path or Ctrl F12 for Short Path In PstRotator you must to select Win Test as Tracker and set Tracking to mode PstRotator allows to set the UDP communication port default value is 9871 and to select the bands as a filter for the position information received from the Win Test program Win Test Setup Ethernet 144 MHz Port number eee MHz 9571 432 MHz 902 MHz By default 1 2 GHz 2 3 GHz Station 3 4 GHz E TH Codrut 10 GHz 24 GHz Dave elns Settings Check Al Clear Al ma qJY9Y99Y9GUGUGUIVDINE lt l xl x x x lt
32. ntenna JT65 HF There is nothing to be configured in JT65 HF to be interfaced with PstRotator In the PstRotator program select JT65 HF as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the JT65 HF TX to Call Sign text box and the PstRotator will rotate the antenna TRX Manager In TRX Manager Select PstRotator to rotor model Parameters gt Setup gt Rotator 1 gt PstRotator Set Path for PstRotator 35 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 pje TRX Manager Setup Ss on 9 LPT Satelites PSTRotator I Elevation O Yi Y Mall Sien R otator Port 90 Path tor PSTROTATOR Speed C Program Files WPstR otator Parameters Reverse mounted Offset 0 In PstRotator select TRX Manager as Tracker and set Tracking to mode TACLog Upgrade the TACLog program to V2 01 It appears that V1 991 did not include the rotator control feature Open the TACLog program start a contest and press Alt A Open the PstRotator program select TACLog as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode Use Alt A to send the azimuth information from TACLog to PstRotator Wlog2000 There is nothing to be configured in Wlog2000 In the PstRotator program select Wlog2000 as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the Wlog2000 and the PstRotator will compute the azimuth based on the cty dat file and will turn antenna on the righ
33. o it runs the pass in Flip mode which means it turns the azimuth antenna in the opposite direction and the elevation antenna to 180 elevation The color of the label with the satellite name will be changed to yellow You must select your rotor type North Stop South Stop in Satellite Tracking Setup gt Rotor Stop Enable the Flip Mode from the main window Setup gt Flip Mode 0 180 deg EL 20 D Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Maps You can select which map to be used from Satellite Tracking Setup gt Map Press Map to see the selected satellite on the world map Satellites Map SADUSAT 1 J TT H J nn ie KEE EEN EES Ce E Rig Control The program uses Omni Rig to control the radio gt In AUTO mode both TX and RX frequencies are controlled by program based on Uplink Downlink frequencies and Doppler Use the buttons with arrows to change the frequency gt In MANUAL mode you can change the RX frequency manually from radio and Doppler will be added subtracted by program only to from the TX frequency Using PstRotator Omnirig with the IC 821 IC 910 for satellites tracking PstRotator has been optimized to work with the Icom IC 821 and IC 910 transceivers for Mode V U and U V satellites by utilizing the main and sub bands This may also work with other ICOM dual band rigs IC 820 for example however this has not been tested and the Rig s ci v ad
34. ontrol Sets set the location of the DDE1 exe file from the PstRotator folder and press the Enable button Check all the checkboxes in the Common window e Rotor control configuration Descriptive name AR Disable ARSWIN ARSYCOM PSTRotator are the best rotor control systems available nowadays and YQLog can communicate with them in order to turn the antenna round automatically For information on ARSWIN ARSYCOM go to HTTP www eadtx com For PSTRotator go to http www qsl net yo3dmu Location of ARSWIN EXE ARSYCOM EXE DDET EXE program al W Enable rotor control m Communication from rotor to log i M Update log automatically with the information provided by the rotor Some rotors don t support this Iw Azimuth MW Elevation Communication from log to rotor Iw Move rotor automatically when changing data in log IV Azimuth IV Elevation Iw Frequency For automatic rotor selection only in latest versions of PSTRotator Ste 28 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 PstRotator settings Select VQLog as Tracker and Tracking to Mode If you don t need to rotate antenna for all the bands or you use many PstRotator instances to control more than one antenna rotator check Rotate Antenna only for the Selected Bands checkbox and select the bands where your antenna works ke VOLog Setup Rotate Antenna only for the Selected Bands 144 MHz eee MHz 432 MHz g z MHz
35. p St Brand _Budapesta UT7GA 388 Mauritius St 389 Rodriguez Island GOtoQRA __Belgrad_ __ Chisinau 3C Equatorial Guinea v L21CM lasi Call BD o 90 Sofia Bees Polarisation offset 22 lt June 2014 gt gt gt gt gt EE ER i J g Meaty een EE 07 02 j ENEE REED lt lt geg Manual EH SC 201 4 201 A D D STOP PARK Tracking A EG ii 2 55 2 e Moonrise 23 57 Moonset 13 11 It is possible to control the radio for EME skeds RX frequency TX frequency mutual doppler set the transverter offset value enter the DX callsign in the EME window The mutual Doppler will be displayed check the Use OmniRig option set your radio on the sked frequency the TX frequency will remain on the sked frequency press the AUTO button to keep the RX frequency TX frequency mutual doppler 19 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 EME Rig Control Transverter Omni Rig RX TX 10366 111257 10366 120000 USB RAA Tab Hode FO On line Configure i Status Rig Satellites tracking To use the embedded satellites tracker Select Satellites as Tracker Select Tracking as Mode Select Satellites Tracking in Setup This will open the Satellites Tracking window S Satellites Tracking Setup Satellites TLE Map Predict Info Omni Rig Rx 19 827727 TX 29873063 Mode FM FO RAA TAB Statu
36. plR antennas 18 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 With Start in Bidirectional 0 Mode or Start in Bidirectional 90 Mode checked the PstRotator program will start in one of these two bidirectional modes Or press one of the BD buttons to enter in the bidirectional mode Tracker Moon and Sun tracking In PstRotator select Moon or Sun as Tracker and set Tracking mode in the main window PstRotator tracks the Moon or the Sun without any external tracking programs The azimuth and elevation of the Moon or the Sun are internal calculated A separate EME window is available and it provides a lot of useful information for moonbounce Setup Band Sequence Map Links Moon Tracking n 144 MHz Azimuth Elevation 201 38 55 20 SUN AZ 101 47 EL 45 35 Kean SZ Geocentric Topocentric RA 02 00 32 RA 01 59 57 DEE 11 73 DEG Eak DHA 346 01 LHA 12 25 Sequence Wares RX 5 384618 Km Moon distance Path loss 1 33 dB Moon diameter 31 07 Doppler 107 Hz Sky temperature 397 K Degradation 3 73 dB 0 4 6 8 DX Call I2FAK QRA JN450B AZ 171 51 LAT 45 06 QRB Presets DXCC EL 55 89 LON 9 21 km 8 Moonrise 0 30 Moonset 14 23 Cluj Grecia J S Se Malta Schedule 0 30 13 11 ORA Locator Pitesti Constanta SA Memes Doppler 17 Hz Mutual Doppler 62 Hz 3B6 Agalega am
37. rotator controllers from the let 13 VAR e e e E 13 TN 14 Nel KOS EEE 14 MENN UNN 14 ENN 15 Lageren EEE EEE 15 ele EE REE NE ara 15 TS NNN 16 A ACH Fo 0 EE angi acanesantoouqcerasssecnneresasasoeneheniessos 16 TSA TI eea N EEE E E E 16 Man Marker o KE anaE EEE E AEE E eer 16 Eet 16 PFA 16 CVO SS DV ee NN 16 Wear 17 Kidd 17 Pre NI cqcn ecu E atone eee dinceendcehecesseuees 17 TITT EE 18 TINE E 18 COnimMPof 0 Dieci 18 POUDIE CIRKON MAD EE EE ona 18 Bee Re 18 PONNI bh 18 OV ON TOD eea A 18 B eege te UE 18 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 TAUT ET PE 19 Moon ang Sun PN 19 SUO Ge GERE EEE EAT 20 MIN hPa 20 Ve EE 21 el e E eseeeususacee E 21 Using PstRotator Omnirig with the IC 821 IC 910 for satellites tracking anaaaaaaa eee neneve ee eeness 21 Using PstRotator Omnirig with the FT 847 for satellites tracking rrrunnrrnnrnnnnrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrnnnnnennnnnn 22 ENN 23 VR EE 23 Ee 23 DIN e E nb sa E E ae ees 24 NSIT E 24 GJ E E E AIT O EENES EEEE EEEE E EEE EN 24 A E 24 NS eucsuneneutaeusnaane E E E EEE 24 NN 26 ROLO CO O ll EE EEE E 26 VEG EE SO EE 26 FrPERON NE crrr EEE 26 VG 28 Pre 29 Vo hr 30 HRD Satellite ele TEE 30 METT Ko ee 30 OP 30 LOGICS RENEE i 31 MS e ere 32 ali CONG EEE EE EE 32 DE JET EEE RE ee e oe ee eee 32 en Be EE 33 PDT NN 33 PRP IT aA A E EA EA EAR 33 DI 33 MOON ke 0 e nn 34 NO ini ERE PE EE 35 KLOD EEE EEE EE EEE EE ENE EE
38. s CC User DX Monitor KST2Me GPcluster e Radio Astronomy Radio Eyes ASTRONOM Moon and Sun can be tracked also using internal algorithms Sidereal tracking of the celestial bodies uses an internal algorithm too Antenna pointing The user interface offers quite a selection of methods for antenna pointing e mouse click on the Azimuth or Elevation graphic area compass roses e left right up down arrows e setting the azimuth elevation e setting the QTH locator 4 6 or 8 digits e mouse click on a map e selecting the DXCC e writing the country prefix or the full callsign e numeric keypad The numeric keypad can be used also when the PstRotator is NOT the active window So you will don t need to switch in contests the focus between logger and PstRotator you can keep the focus on logger Ctrl Up Arrow 8 Move to 0 deg Ctrl Page Up 9 Move to 45 deg Ctrl Right Arrow 6 Move to 90 deg Ctrl Page Down 3 Move to 135 deg Ctrl Down Arrow 2 Move to 180 deg Ctrl End 1 Move to 225 deg Ctrl Left Arrow 4 Move to 270 deg Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators Ctrl Home 7 Move to 315 deg User s Manual Rev 6 2 The rotator can be stopped at any moment before to finish the moving Of course only if the rotor s interface has implemented the STOP command Maps With Internet connection just click over a map from Google Maps and your antenna will be pointed on the DX direction S
39. s Manual Rev 6 2 N1MM Setup Ethernet Rotor Fort number Rotor Hame 12040 1 Save By default By default Sen Press lt ESC gt to Quit N1MM Setup window in the PstRotator program The Rotor Description in the N1MM Antennas tab can either be a number or an alphanumeric name for the rotator lf a number or alphanumeric name in entered in the Rotor Port Antenna tab then the same number or alphanumeric name must be entered in the PstRotator Rotor Setup form Setting Bands and Rotor Port can be obtained filters for antenna groups For example if you have an antenna for 14 21 and 28 and want to turn it only when you work in these bands use the same Rotor Description Name for both programs N1MM and PstRotator and 14 21 28 to Bands in N1MM it Contigurer i Audio L Bands 1 8 Ce a 18 1 ne HE e Go Ee eee HE I E EE EE dae ae de he PPM EE EES EES SS fe do i asa pp G gl e a He e BE E pesi pass i lee ee Jee WEE eebe Ee Keele Je C p A e Do BI gt es e a CE Code Antenna Rotor Description Offset Bidirectional gere E Start NIMM Rotor Program Display Rotors Used By This Station Display Rotors Responding From Network N1MM Configurer window 27 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 VQLog VQLog settings in Configuration Rotor C
40. s On line Rig Ze 1 Al E AE Configure Mode LSE USE AM AM DN cwn Dis penj VFO RCS GE AB nal Be Ea RX Hz 435822000 fu Ey TA Hz 145875000 mm Linkage Normal es LE l Use OmniRig loj Eii Ea EN ITAMSAT 10 26 Satellite Details Satellite ITAMSAT 10 26 Visible YES Azimuth 91 45 deg Elevation 5 28 deg Range 2755 km Height 91 km Longitude 55 93 deg Latitude 39 75 deg Range rate 3 93 kms Satellites 55 ZARA ITUPSAT 1 JAS 2 F0 29 HAMSAT VO 52 FUNCUBE 1 40 73 DELFI C3 DO 64 E LUSAT iLO 19 OSCAR 7 40 71 PACSAT 40 16 JAS 2 FO 29 Transponder JAS 2 FO 29 Beacon From the TLE menu you can download update delete the TLE files in the PstRotator folder The program will put all the satellites found in all the TLE files in a list You can see this list in Setup gt Satellites From there you can select your favorite satellites and edit their UpLink DownLink frequencies and modes The favorite satellites will be displayed in the Satellites list from Satellites Tracking window Select a satellite from this list to track it Flip Mode The program checks for the actual satellite pass if the satellite is visible or for the next pass if the satellite is not visible yet whether the satellite crosses the end points of your azimuth rotor in that pass If s
41. t direction WriteLog In WriteLog go to Port Setup and set Rotator Control to MSG and Sartek In PstRotator select WriteLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window 36 2 PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators Port Setup What is Connected User s Manual Rev 6 2 CONT COMI COM COM4 GM DWR 2 A Antenna relay Rig Type Baud Rate Fall Comm PTT No Rig auto sl YES e CI Sede l jo No Ria auto iw ves le fof No Rig auto Iv ves fa es me fol jaja e a v u E Iw amp ll mode PTT on Cv port RTS Rotator control op COM nor Windows sound board WIAT interface VWH B4 UK 200 Cancel Help Wave File Locate LAN Speeds CW PTT Ci kever type PC generates old v5xd keyer AEA PK 232 wed multi mk1100 KIEL Winker Start PstRotator before to start WriteLog To turn antenna go to Radio Antena to Azimuth SatPC32 In PstRotator select SatPC32 as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode in the main window In SatPC32 press one of the A L letters corresponding to a satellite which has the elevation gt 0 white coloured Dis Dearg Geste CAT Botor foce Sep Drees Ac 2 grua EE Darik E Canis E Lip s mimmo a Dor Late Net E Y Tel DV AL ala ajaja 12 18 2010 H 7186 5 0D 4P 20 PI rv rev 49 29 25 1 i l l szimith Elevation N Reigst Range L 35B Orbit quiet sos Les coe el 211 5 Ir 212 8 261 ui mo
42. the antenna position if needed The antenna will stay pointed at a constant RA DEC coordinate and will track any stationary astronomical object perfectly Slow moving objects like planets will in practice also be tracked for a very long period before the error exceeds one degree All this without any external tracking programs RA DEC Enter a RA DEC coordinate pair from the keyboard and point the antenna in the corresponding AZ EL direction TRAJDE 6 47 43 52 0 24hrs 30 DO deg Observer LST 23 41 53 06 La 44 381 Lon 26 095 Juban 2455511 27657 D k 33 Press lt ESC gt to But This would enable to enter a celestial radio source position from a radio star catalog and point the antenna automatically towards it A click on RA DEC will open a new window containing two text boxes RA and DEC and a GO button 40 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Write the RA and DEG values and press the GO button This will put the azimuth and elevation values in AZ and EL boxes from the main window and will start the moving if the target is over the horizon And of course afterwards can be used the existing SIDEREAL track QRZ com Callsign database Write a callsign in the Prefix text box and press the QRZ button in order to search online the QRZ com callsign database When the callsign is found the color of the callsign in Prefix text box changes from red to green
43. the callframe when callsign field is empty Alt L Turn rotor to long path bearing for the callsign in the Entry window Ctrl Alt J Stop turning the rotor when turning and no bearing in callsign field in Entry window e Bandmap window by right clicking on a spot and select Turn Rotor e Available Mult s and Q s window by right clicking on a spot and select Turn Rotor N1MM Logger ini file For external UDP broadcasts there are some lines that need to be added manually to the NIMM Logger ini file This has to be done with an external text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad there is no UI for this option Do not use a word processing program such as Microsoft Word When the section ExternalBroadcast is not there it must be added An example is ExternalBroadcast DestinationIPs 127 0 0 1 192 168 1 255 Start with IP address 127 0 0 1 the pc you are running on and add other PC s IP addresses space delimited You can send to multiple IP addresses in the subnet by specifying 255 for the last octet E g 192 168 1 255 will send to all computers that are in the 192 168 1 subnet Do not specify 255 in the higher order octets or you will risk broadcasting to the internet While eventually the packets will be discarded by the internet it will not endear you to your ISP Rotor Port Rotor Name Set the same Ethernet port number for both programs Default value is 12040 26 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User
44. ttings Go to Swisslog Options Rotor Interface and e Enable EA4TX Rotor Control Interface e Enter the full path of the DDE exe file from the PstRotator folder to set DDE exe as control program e Check the Start automatically box Write a callsign in the Swisslog and press F2 key to rotate antenna on the short path direction ec Rotor Control Interface Selection ESATK hy gain DEU YAESU Calibration Rotor Interface used EAdTX Fotor Control Interface j Start automatically Show rotor status on toolbar Full path and file name of the control program C Program Files PstRiotatoriODE EXE Search HamScope Start the HamScope program before to start PstRotator There is nothing to be configured in HamScope program In the PstRotator select HamScope as tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in HamScope and it will be sent to PstRotator in the Prefix field PstRotator will compute the azimuth and turn antenna on that direction DXLab Suite gt The first way to interface PstRotator with DXLab suite There is nothing to be configured in DXView program In the PstRotator program select DXView as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window 32 Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 The data from the short text box is sent to PstRotator You can write some in that box or write a callsign and press Go gt A second way
45. us Z N E NE APRS maps like for UI Vievv application can be used Thousands of maps in this format can be found on Internet Try on Google Ul View maps Or try this http sharon esrac ele tue nl pub aprs maps Put both jpg or gif or bmp and Click on My Maps and start to use them inf files in the Maps1 folder and this is all what you have to do You can add how many maps you want For the first ten maps you can also use keyboard shortcuts to open them CTRL F1 CTRL F10 PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Adriatico Napoli Mar Tirreno Q PstRotator Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 6 2 Communication RS232 communication Select RS232 1 TCP Server if the rotor controller is connected via RS232 or a USB to RS232 convertor to the PC where the PstRotator program is installed PstRotator YO 3DM Seles Setup Trac TCP Client TCP Server Setup AZ COM Port d EL AZ EL COM Port gt Select the COM ports used to connect the rotator controllers to PC in the COM1 COM16 range Global Beam Display PstRotator can pass the position information received from rotor to a Global Beam Display using for this a second COM Port Communication gt GBD GPS COM Port So you will have all the features of the PstRotator program but also a nice electronic display on your wall Select the COM port used to connect the Globa
46. vailable for the embedded maps Maps My Maps and the Google Maps Use FCC Database The program checks when a callsign is write in Call textbox in cty dat VHF USA mab or the FCC mdb when the Use FCC Database option is selected VHF EU mdb Call3 txt The FCC database contains over 750 000 active callsigns This database is created using the latest EN dat and HD dat files from _ amat zip archive downloaded from the official FCC web page and the us_zip codes mdb file a database containing the coordinates for almost all US zip codes The FCC mdb database contains callsign locator name and state If a callsign is found in more than one database the information is taken from the last database For example if a callsign exists in both VHF_EU mdb and call3 txt the program will use the information found in call3 txt UDP Control Select this option to enable the UDP communication with an external program The external program can stay on the same PC with PstRotatorAz or on another computer from the local network Stay On Top If View gt Stay On Top is checked the PstRotator main window will remain on the display when another program is opened Bidirectionality The PstRotator program can control a Yagi and a bi directional rotary dipole on the same rotator with the dipole in line with the Yagi s boom 90 offset from Yagi heading This mode is BD 90 A second bidirectional mode BD 0 supports the Step
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