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3. In the PstRotatorAz select HamScope as tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in HamScope and it will be sent to PstRotatorAz in the Call field PstRotatorAz will compute the azimuth and turn antenna on that direction HamRadioDeluxe The PstRotatorAz program provides some different possibilities to be interfaced with Ham Radio Deluxe It can uses the DDE communication between programs PstRotatorAz will just replace in this case the HRD Rotator or it can capture and use to rotate the antenna the callsign or the locator from the HRDLogbook To choose how the programs will be interfaced open the window from below Setup gt Trackers Setup gt HRD Setup If you chose to track the Azimuth by Callsign or Locator you must keep the ALE window opened in HRDLogbook 28 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Ham Radio Deluxe Setup E Azimuth tracking by t HRD DDE rotator control t Callsign from HROLogbook Locator from HROLogbook Frequency tracking by t HRD DDE interface C Frequency from HAD Logbook Ham Radio Deluxe Press zESL to Quit In PstRotatorAz in addition to selecting HamRadioDeluxe as the Tracker you also need to select the Tracking box in Mode JT65 HF There is nothing to be configured in JT65 HF to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In the PstRotatorAz program select JT65 HF as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the
4. Now click Setup gt Label and enter a distinctive name for the rotator this instance will control That will help you keep track of which is which by appearing in the title bar You re almost done with the first instance The last step is to click on Help then Multiple Instances That pops up this dialog Click on 2 in the first row and then press ESC to quit Multiple Instances Instances 90000000 Ser 2 3 4 8 s 7 8 Create Update 2 a 4 sf 5 7 5 dem Create shortcuts on Desktop Create shortcuts in Start Menu Press ESL to Quit If you want before going any further you can click on View and select one of the Compact choices to Save some screen real estate Now start the second instance Don t select a COM port for this second instance After that all the configuration settings are the same until you reach the NTMM Settings dialog H NIMM Setup Ethernet Rotor Port Radio Port 112041 12060 By default By default W Broadcast Info over network W Report rotor position Rotor Save Rotor M DLE Settings battom vagi Press lt ESC gt to Quit Change the rotor port to 12041 Type the number or name of the second rotator again exactly matching that used on N1MM s Antenna tab into the textbox shown and click on Save Settings At this point you should have two fairly compact PSTR dialogs on the screen 46 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators
5. PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators j PstRotatorAz Registered to YOSDMU v10 41 Communication Setup Tracker Maps View LookUp Help Mode Manual e E Tracking F E Presets DCC Cluj Grecia T Sov Mil Order of Malta GRA Locator Pitesi Constanta e 48 O EPA f YOVAQF WN sna Mone and as 248 DIS Mi se ces JP rae I LZI1LM asi Call no E DE can Sofa Baliza o User s Manual Rev 2 6 2015 Codrut Buda YO3DMU http www qs l net yo3dmu index Page346 htm PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Content A 5 NOTON 6 AUTOMO tacita rial 7 Antenna POJN UNE e anaaEa 1 PD o AA 8 So E o cmm 10 NZZ COMIC a Ol E E m m NUT ETT 10 TCP IP Sn 10 UNDP It ccoo EE 11 DIM ire auge uo 12 Web Server iio aiii 12 Global Bear DEPI Aare rca 14 BO AAPP 15 Select the rotator controller from the list aaa aaa nana aa cesecccsscceessceeeseceesceeenecceeececeeeeeeeecesencesseaceeeneeeeaeeeeeas 15 IVI EO CATO MA TC 15 Sac o A PP PP E EETAS 16 Antenna Offset and ANT DUTON agon 16 ANTE a LINDI MEE Emm 17 o PA 17 REEN RITE PPP parses e 17 eI aia 17 Controllers Setuo nio ios 17 PTS CAN UNI T nio 18 A
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8. 4 and ALT A keys to turn rotor Apoly No Rotor v e entera callsign e use Ctrl A to send the azimuth information from Logger32 to PstRotatorAz program LOGic8 Start the LOGic8 program before to start PstRotatorAz There is nothing to be configured in LOGic8 program In the PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz in the Call field PstRotatorAz will compute the azimuth and turn antenna on that direction N1MM The PstRotatorAz program uses the UDP broadcasts of the N1MM logger and it is compatible with N1MM classic versions 12 12 2 and later and NTMM Logger PstRotatorAz 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 i
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10. VCP htm For an adapter which uses a Prolific chip the driver can be downloaded from htto www prolific com tw US ShowProduct aspx p id 225 amp pcid 41 49 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 SUPPORT Your questions regarding the PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz program The PstRotatorAz web page is http www qsl net yo3dmu index Page346 htm 50
11. 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 WX Setup Wwe Station ID IBLICHARE 33 iv Use Wee Station ID Wind Speed Trigger zu km h Point into the wind f Point into the wind t Point 90 deg off the wind t Point 180 deg off the wind Units Pressure Save Settings Press lt ESC gt to Quit WX Info Open the Wind Info window The information in this window is refreshed at every 5 minutes 19 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 TWX Info Bucharest ID IBLICHARBE 33 Wind Speed 11 6 km h Wind Direction 113 deg Vind Gust 11 6 km h Temperature 22 3 C Fressure 1013 8 mb Aumidity bl Precipitation 0 0 cm h ai Thu 04 Sep 2014 06 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 uf The function is enabled The function is disabled Bidirectionality The PstRotatorAz program can control a Yagi and a bi directional rotary dipole on the same rotator with the dipole in line with the Yagi s boo
12. main window Write a callsign in the JT65 HF TX to Call Sign text box and the PstRotatorAz will rotate the antenna KLog There is nothing to be configured in KLog to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In the PstRotatorAz program select KLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the KLog and the PstRotatorAz will rotate the antenna Logger32 Open both programs PstRotatorAz and Logger32 In the PstRotatorAz 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 provides filtering by bands giving the possibility to manage more than one rotor Take a look at PstRotatorAz managing more than one rotator multiple instances chapter You can select the band or the bands in wich PstRotatorAz program will control the antenna Logoer 32 Setup zl E 2M 1 25 h TO CH 35 CM 23CM 3CM cu lt lt Cher All Y E E si Ciam Al 4 Save Sebror Press lt ESC gt te Qut 29 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 In the Logger32 program e check to enable global capture of CTL A and ALT A keys to turn rotor Rotor Setup Com port StopBits 1 Baudiate 9500 Parity None wl Set DTR high Detabits fa Set RTS high Rotor correction 0 Show rotor debug window R Check to enable global capture of CTL
13. s be 180 _ Recs En UN PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Loop Antenna Controller bd LRetaye Control Setup Commands Setup Tracking Radio Relays Target Freq DWR Tuned Freq Relay 1 1 825 MM Relay 4 Bands Bandwidth Relay 5 neo e soj 20 17 15 vej toj Relay 8 gt gt 0 Q u e V prere http sigma shop com Automatic tracking PstRotatorAz includes automatic tracking for almost all well known loggers Logging Other programs BBLogger CommCat DM780 DX4WIN DXLab EasyLog 5 Fldigi GenLog Ham Office HamScope Ham Radio Deluxe JT65 HF KLog LOG X Log4OM Logger32 Logic8 Lokibace Lux Log MicroLog MixW N1MM N3FJP s loggers nGenLog Power SDR QARTest RCKLog Swisslog TACLog TR4W TRX Manager UcxLog UR5EQF VHFCtest4WIN VHF LOG VQLog Win Test Win Contest Winlog32 WinREF HF WinREF THF Wlog2000 WriteLog WSJT X XMLog DX Cluster clients KST2Me DX Monitor CC User GPcluster Radio Astronomy Radio Eyes The Moon 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 mouse click over the compass rose left right arrows setting the azimuth setting the QTH locator 4 6 or 8 digits mouse click on a map selecting the DXCC wr
14. say COM1 and COM2 Set in PstRotator Communication gt AUX COM Port COM1 Set in DXAWIN File gt Preferences gt Control gt StepplR 42 User s Manual Rev 2 6 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators o Port COM2 o Baudrate 4800 o Take Output From Enabled With these settings the PstRotatorAz will receive the frequency information from DX4WIN and will use this info to control a StepplR antenna Using DTR and RTS For PTT disabling when the antenna is tuning the PstRotatorAz program set the RTS signal to high This signal can be used to disable PTT with a relay transistor or optocoupler 43 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 PST71d 6MSKHW DB18e ON4A4AOI Setup Calibrate Tracking Radio To SteppIR 28 026 Bands s of 20 20 so ss sz Ri FROM RADIO TO SDA DAT A IN 2 T 7 2 3 3 5 5 3 ta zi DTR TO SDA DATA OUT Cy CO A RTS PSTROTATOR COMPORT PTT IN PTT OUT SWITCH PC comport pin 2 3 4 5 7 and 2 SDA OUT comport pin 2 3 5 Depending on serial ports the REED relays need to be 5V 500 Ohm or 12V 1000 Ohm 12v type VROSR121C and 5V type VROSRO0S1C When OMNIRIG is selected in the setup page the external relay connected to the DTR pin will get High and disables communication between Radio and SteppiR when PstRotatorAz is running For RTS there are 2 options now in the set
15. to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In PstRotatorAz select WinREF THF as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotatorAz captures the information from the locator box of the WinREF HF and if a valid value is found PstRotatorAz calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically Wlog2000 There is nothing to be configured in Wlog2000 In the PstRotator PstRotatorAz programs select Wlog2000 as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the Wlog2000 and the PstRotatorAz will compute the azimuth based on the cty dat file and will turn antenna on the right direction WriteLog In WriteLog go to Port Setup and set Rotator Control to MSG and Sartek In PstRotatorAz select WriteLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Port Setup What is Connected DK Antenna Fig Type Baud Rate Poll I ien No Rig AUTO y No Rig AUTO No Rig auro No Rig auro OWE type Windows sound board WAST interface Cancel VK Bd Pn 200 t Mone Help All mode PTT on C port RTS CV keyer type Wave File Locate Rotator control on COM por PC generates old Sid keyer SAO uso Ti sens T AEA PK 232 CN Speeds wood multi mk1 100 Right Rid None t IDcu 1 i KIEL WWinkey CN PTT Start PstRotatorAz before to start WriteLog To turn antenna go to Radio gt Antena to Azimuth WSJT X There is nothing to be configured in WSJT X
16. ul Hungary M P R f G v a Cy Nantes i 3 France k Lyon s C prs dii Bay of SN LD Biscay z Croatia DOMI Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia X Toulouse N Y BN P na si t Oo Bilbao gt AE Marseille owe 1 Andorra gt vois Macedonia Tiranao FYROM M E ge Albania 0 Thessaloniki Palma de A f i Mallorca 7 oe CN le _ Greece Montenegro pyt Zaragoza ez Plovdiv BarcelonaO Bari M epus O0 Palermo Y ds Athens Catania p O Algie N kan eo t Mediterranean tabat Sea o anca Tripoli re Tunisia gt F KA Msp C ciris C d Aorocco You can also use some default maps or you can add your maps Sony SHA N Romania S a A NS S x Rosin D zi ai Cap J sene Belarus Voronezh o KRarkiv c o DW f B Ukraine Dnipropetrovs k Luharjsk gt O Zaporizhzhya o Donetsk ELO Chisinauo d Rostov on Don Mc EA n Odesa 9 Mykol iv Sevastopol E P Pa S Black Sea Veios Istanbul 0 o Bursa gt Turkey Konya d Ad Antalya Ong i Aleppo MC Cyprus Syria z Lebanon AS NAS A 5 A N gt Iraq Ya P Am miriah b a APRS maps like for Ul View 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 o
17. 0 lt TRACK gt lt AZIMUTH gt 85 lt AZIMUTH gt lt PST gt DTMF Control The PstRotatorAz program offers the possibility to control the antenna position via DIMF dual tone multi frequency signaling To activate this option select Setup DTMF Control With this option enabled Communication DTMF Setup become visible From here can be selected the audio device and the audio line set the volume and monitor the DTMF signals received DTMF Setup Device Philips PSC 706 WDM vi Line Stereo Mix v Volume Decoded To rotate the antenna to 56 deg PstRotatorAz must receive 056 DTMF codes 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 or a smartphone 12 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 192 168 1 7 PstRotatorAz htm B Bearing 155 deg Enter bearing To use this feature n 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 a
18. Display Rotors Responding From Network OK Cancel N1MM Configurer window Config gt Configure Ports Telnet Address Other gt Antennas Multiple rotors control If you have more than one rotor controllers connected to the same PC you need to run on that PC multiple PstRotatorAz instances one for every rotor You can find in this manual how to run multiple PstRotatorAz instances But two programs instances cannot listen to the same UDP port To solve this problem PstRotatorAz broadcast the UDP messages received on rotor port to rotor port 1 So you must set in PstRotatorAz Setup gt Trackers Setup gt N1MM Logger Setup the rotor port 12041 for the second instance 12042 for the third instance and so on Enable Broadcast Info over Network Another solution is to set the NTMM Logger to send the UDP messages to all 12040 12041 12042 ports For this edit the NTMM Logger ini file like this ExternalBroadcast BroadcastRotorAddr 127 0 0 1 12040 127 0 0 1 12041 127 0 0 1 12042 32 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Broadcast Info over Network must be disabled in this case N3FJP s loggers There is nothing to be configured in AC Log program In the PstRotatorAz program select AC Log as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the AC Log and the PstRotatorAz will compute the azimuth and turn antenna nGenLog There is nothi
19. In PstRotatorAz Setup Trackers Setup WSJT X Setup you must set the path of the folder which contains the wsjtx status txt file In the WSJT X v1 4 version the wsjtx status txt file is no more placed in the WSJT X folder You can find it in a Temp folder and only when the WSJT X program is running The path could be 38 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 C Documents and Settings lt User gt Local Settings Temp WSJT X Radio Eyes There is nothing to be configured in Radio Eyes 1 to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In PstRotatorAz 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 Sidereal 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 PstRotatorAz and press the Tracking button in the Mode field of the PstRotatorAz 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 conve
20. Rev 2 6 Antenna Limits End point limits can be set MH Antenna Limits oe Save Mo Limits Seis Press ES to Quit 3dB Beam Width Set the 3dB Beam width of your antenna in order to be displayed on the Compass Rose PstRotatorAz Registered to YO3DMU v5 32 Refresh Rate The time interval between position requests sent to controller can be adjusted from 0 5 sec to 5 sec Open the Refresh Rate window Setup Refresh Rate and select the time interval value ESTE Tracker Maps MyMaps Help AZ Cortroler EL AZ EL Controller gt My Locator km Presets Bidirectional ic Antenna Offset Refresh Rate None Trackers Setup gt 0 5 sec Controllers Setup gt Units b 2sec Map Marker Size gt 3sec Stay On Top 5 sec The default value is 1 sec Trackers setup Some trackers need special settings Don t forget to set Tracking as Mode in the main window Controllers setup The settings of some controllers can be configured from this menu 17 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Distance Unit You can select Kilometers or Miles Label Use Setup gt 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 Shortcuts Setup Set shortcuts for rotor control and
21. Rotator folder and press the Enable button Check all the checkboxes in the Common window s Rotor control configuration Descriptive name n Disable ARSWIN ARSYCOM PST Rotator are the best rotor control systems available nowadays and V Log can communicate with them in order to turn the antenna round automatically For information on ARSWIN ARSYCOM go to HTTP www_ea4tx com For PSTRotator go to http www qsl net yo3dmu Location of ARSWIN EXE ARSVCOM EXE DDE1 EXE program a Enable rotor control m Communication from rotor to log IM Update log automatically with the information provided by the rotor Some rotors don t support this IM Azimuth Iv Elevation Communication from log to rotor IM Move rotor automatically when changing data in log IM Azimuth IV Elevation IM Frequency For automatic rotor selection only in latest versions of PSTRotator PstRotator settings Select VQLog as Tracker and Tracking to Mode 35 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 f 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 a VOLog Setup Rotate Antenna only for the Selected Bands 160 M ou Fl BL tl 40 F4 30 M 2l M T M 15 M 12M 10 M 50 MHz r MHz Check All Save S
22. RotatorAz main window before to start the DX4WIN program Setup Parameters File Band decoder Type LPT Port Active bands ILPT1 16 8n 18m Rotator Control Type Message based Message handshake ThunderRT 6FormDC DXAPST f PSK sound card Input Default Output Default SteppIR Part Baud Rate COM1 0688 Take output from Disabled Bands enabled DXLab Suite In the PstRotatorAz program select DXLab as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window There are three different options related to how the PstRotatorAz program uses the information from DXView to turn the rotor You can find these options in Setup gt Trackers Setup gt DXLab Setup 25 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 7 DXLab Setup Tracking by Short Path C Callsign f Last Rotor Heading Rotate Antenna only for the Selected Bands Commander is required 4M 2M FILM 160 M gt 0 Ch Check All Clear All Save Settings Press ESL to Quit XI XI XL XL XI XI SI XIXISIXL S 7 It is possible to select for which bands to control the rotor For this check the Rotate Antenna only for the Selected Bands Commander is required checkbox DXLog net DXLog supports rotator control using UDP communications to PstRotatorAz Configuration steps are as follows Select Options gt PSTRotator Configuration from the Option menu The
23. User s Manual Rev 2 6 G 800 PstRotatorAz Registered to NAZR v9 ca amp 82 Ml G 1000 PstRotatorAz Registered to NAZR v9 so mese Communication Setup Tracker Maps View Help Communication Setup Tracker Maps View Help Mode Mode Q Manual D P QU Tu C Manual P ei isa ee Tae t Tracking SP PARK Az Now you can verify that your two PSTRs are working and that they each control the proper rotor Just click anywhere in the light orange area and the antenna should move there Note the labels that distinguish them Just one more thing to do here Click Tracking under Mode on each of the two instances to tell PstRotatorAz to follow NIMM Logger s instructions Now go on to NIMM Logger Open Config gt Ports Other and click on the Antennas tab EM Configurer Bands 1 8 35 7 14 Rotor Description Offset Bidirectional Code Antenna Start N1MM Rotor Program Display Rotors Used By This Station Display Rotors Responding From Network In order for your rotators to follow NIMM commands you need to do only three things 47 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 e Tel NIMM Logger what band you are on either by connecting to a radio or by using manual means such as entering a frequency in the call sign textbox of the entry window e On this tab fill in exactly the same names for your rot
24. X Manager Select PstRotatorAz or PstRotatorAz to rotor model Parameters gt Setup gt Rotator 1 gt PstRotatorAz Set Path for PstRotatorAz or PstRotatorAz pje TRX Manager Setup Wm Arr Hr Mra synchro EE Terminal ov gt LPT S ateliles Max Step Rotator Port PSTRotator Elevation 99 v Path lor PSTROTATOR Speed C Program File PstRotatort Parameters Reverse mounted KI In PstRotatorAz select TRX Manager as Tracker and set Tracking to mode VHFCtest4WIN There is nothing to be configured in VHFCtest4WIN to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In PstRotatorAz select VHFCtest4WIN as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotatorAz captures the information from the locator box of the VHFCtest4WIN and if a valid value is found PstRotatorAz calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically VHFLog There is nothing to be configured in VHFLog to be interfaced with PstRotatorAz In PstRotatorAz select VHFLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window PstRotatorAz captures the information from the locator box of the VHFLog and if a valid value is found PstRotatorAz calculates the antenna azimuth and rotates it automatically VQLog VQLog settings 34 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 in Configuration gt Rotor Control gt Sets set the location of the DDE1 exe file from the Pst
25. ators as you used in the PSTRotatorAz setup Note that on 20 15 and 10 meters two rotators are named separated by a comma This is to simulate a stack using two rotators e Fill in any offset between antennas on the same rotator 40M yagi for example is offset 90 ll U degrees clockwise from his top tribander Clockwise offset is denoted by the sign for counterclockwise just use the positive value Now close the Configurer and go back to the NIMM Entry window Enter a callsign in the callsign field or click on a call from Telnet in the Available Mults and Qs window You ll see a bearing and distance appear in the Entry window Press Alt J and the rotator for the current band should turn to that bearing Press Ctrl Alt J to stop rotation There are a variety of other ways to control a rotator or rotators from inside NTMm Logger but let s leave that to the NIMM User Manual FT FTDX Yaesu DXA rotators PstRotatorAz supports the FT FTDX rotator controllers directly without the need of external hardware or electronics e Connect the FT 950 FT 2000 FTDX 5000 FTDX 9000 ROT port with the port on the G 1000DXC rotator 800 1000 and 2800 models supported This is a straight 6 wire cable with 6 pins mini din plugs on both sides e Inthe menu on the radio set the Baud rate to 38400 and disable RTS RTS OFF e Since the PstRotatorAz software will talk with the radio via the RS232 cat interface you have to understand that the co
26. configuration form will open PSTRotator configuration IP Address Port 127 0 0 1 1 2 NEN NN irons Pisa wm ue a 127 0 0 1 26 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Check the Enable PSTRotator communication box at the top of the form Enter the required data in each column Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons as required Here are descriptions of each column Band Value in meters for which this rotator is active Ant The number of the antenna for this band turned by this rotator beginning at 1 Antennas are numbered in the order shown on the Radio Ant Status Window IP Address If you are running PstRotatorAz on the same machine as DXLog enter 127 0 0 1 Otherwise enter the IP address of the rotator control server Port The UDP port used to communicate with the rotator interface Normally PstRotatorAz uses 12040 for the first rotator 12041 for the second etc However any port that is free can be used Write down the ports used as they are needed for PstRotatorAz configuration Send freq Check this box if you need the radio frequency to be sent to PstRotatorAz When completed press OK From the PstRotatorAz menu bar Select Setup gt Trackers Setup gt DXLog net UR5EQF LogHX Setup The Setup form will be displayed DXLog net URSEQF LogHX Setup Ethernet Tracking by f Azmuth t Callsign Port number 12040 Bu default I ave _ By defa
27. controller is RS232 connected For the TCP client check the TCP Client and the following window will be opened A TCP Client 1321681109 4001 19321681109 4002 y 1921681109 4003 192 1681 109 4004 10 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 e Set the IP address is the network address for the PC where the server runs e Set the IP ports must be the same as for server e Press the Connect button to connect the client to server and remote operation 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 ELJ AZ EL Controller gt My Locator Presets Bidirectional Antenna Offset Refresh Rate b Trackers Setup Controllers Setup Units Map Marker Size Stay On Top WAV EE km Locator 0 5 sec 1 sec 2 Sec 3 sec 5 sec If the server is a serial server one serial to Ethernet convertor and not a PC running the PstRotatorAz software you mast to set Refresh Rate 0 on the client PC UDP Interface PstRotatorAz can receive commands from other programs and report the antenna position via UDP messages For this e Goto Communication UDP Control Port and set the UDP port number where the
28. customize how these works Shortcut Keys Setting Localise KBD shortcuts Disable F1 F12 keys Disable shortcut keys SP Ctrl A LP Ctrl Pa y STOP Ctrl s AUDIO Ctrl B y Press lt ESC gt to Quit AUDIO shortcut support for visually impaired In Setup Shortcuts Setup you can set a new shortcut key Audio The default shortcut is CTRL B Every time when you press this key the program speaks and reports the rotor position The rotor control using the left right arrows was implemented long time ago So it will be very easy to move the rotor and hear about position pressing only few keys Google Maps Setup The Google maps are located on two servers It is possible to select which server to be used Close by Ext Program PstRotatorAz 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 18 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Start Ext Programs PstRotatorAz can automatically start other programs from when it is opened You can choose to start up to 5 programs together with PstRotatorAz Start Other Windows Select which another program windows are opened when the program start WX Setup PstRotatorAz can display information about the wind speed wind direction and temperature in your location and also
29. d by the internet it will not endear you to your ISP Rotor Port Rotor Name N1MM Setup Ethernet Rotor Port Radio Port 112040 12060 By default By default m Broadcast Info over network Iw Report rotor position Rotor Save Rotor Name fusius 1 A Press lt ESC gt to Quit N1MM Setup window in the PstRotatorAz program In the NTMM program go to Config Configure Ports Telnet Address Other Antennas 31 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 The Rotor Description in the N1MM Antennas tab can either be a number or an alphanumeric name for the rotator If a number or alohanumeric name in entered in the Rotor Port Antenna tab then the same number or alphanumeric name must be entered in the PstRotatorAz Rotor Setup form Setting Bands and Rotor Description 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 Rotor Name in both programs N1MM and PstRotatorAz and 14 21 28 to Bands in N1MM hn Configurer Bands 1 8 3 5 7 Rotor Description Offset Bidirect 0 0 18 n t PU oO ooo o iml cnl col ro c AL A A K ooo oo oo co eco M Start NIMM Rotor Program iw Display Rotors Used By This Station iw
30. e opened From there you have all the control over the SteppIR controller e Inthe StepplR Controller window go to Setup and set the Baud Rate to be the same as to the SteppIR controller in the 4800 19200 range and the Pooling Rate default is 1000 ms 7 SteppIR Controller Setup Bands and Frequencies 3750 F150 ol M 40 M 30 M 20 M 17M 18M 12M 10 M EM pa 4 I 41 I I 41 I Il Check All El Clear All Tracking Mode f Every time when the frequency is changed 10100 14175 18100 21225 24950 28200 5000 Frequency KHz 3450 6350 10000 13700 18000 20950 2454 27350 49950 6949 3333 13699 17 333 20343 24093 2r 949 49945 59950 Default Vertical mni Aig I SH wave Use Omni Rig ATS Set Onri Aig tC Tuning f Relay Baud Rate 18200 Polling Rate ma 1000 Fine Tuning KHz 50 C When the frequency is changed with more than jes KHz C Dnk when the band is changed Sound when the motors are moving Press lt ESC gt to Quit The SteppiR controller must be set for General Freq operation Manual Mode This mode provides for manual selection of frequency using the Bands buttons and lt gt gt gt buttons e lt lt gt gt decrease increase the frequency with 100 kHz e lt gt decrease increase the frequency with 50 kHz 41 PstRotatorAz S
31. ed below http www ftdichip com Support Documents InstallGuides htm Follow the installation manual for your computer and operating system Then go to the following site and download the current driver for your operating system http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm Follow the instructions and install the proper driver When complete go to the Device Manager expand the Ports COM amp LPT determine which COM port has been assigned to the USB interface then set up your controller software with that COM port Experimentation done at Alfa Radio Ltd has determined that no other set up is required Ensure that the AlfaSpid Controller is in the A mode run the PC program and enjoy Note 1 The PstRotatorAz program requires a COM port in the COM1 COM 16 range If the COM port which has been assigned to the USB interface is out of this range you must change its number to be in the 1 16 range from the Device Manager Note 2 The baudrate is fixed in PstRotatorAz to 1200 bauds for the Rot1Prog RAK controller and 600 bauds for the Rot2Prog RAS controller Run time error 8020 If when you run the PstRotator software get the following error message PstRotator E Run time error 8020 Error 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
32. ettings Clear All Press lt ESC gt to Quit 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 302 MHz 1 2 GHz 2 3 GHz 3 4 GHz 5 7 GHz 10 GHz 24 GHz 47 GHz amp si Si amp I S SI I SI SI SI i Band rj rj rj rj rj rj rj rj rJ vi vi rj Win Test Type a prefix in Win Test press CTRL F12 or ALT F12 and the PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz will receive it So you can have the PstRotatorAz on the same PC with Win Test or on another PC on network Or you can have WinTest on a PC and many other PCs with PstRotatorAz installed and every PstRotatorAz will control an antenna all antennas will be on the same direction Win Test and PstRotatorAz configuration In Win Test go to Options Configure interfaces pres By default buttons for both Broadcast address and Port number and check Enable Ethernet network And press the OK button In Advanced settings press the All buttons for Inbound and Outbound protocols 36 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Atea nurella ANH fur locks Mirne pers Ou Oy ETI UN caza ust Fite ru le Enzbic ome rc Rina bis arbi ere 141255 2 w Fot uvbzt X 2 w Hadas mou Acus ced settings Vor kuna Cl Ensi scurd cen Fumo wel guta v Dn pA Poling sic ga Ao
33. ftware for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 H Multiple Instances Instances e o9 99 9 ELM 2121 4 s 8 7 8 esu zT x wx amp f Delete IM Create shortcut on Desktop Create shortcut in Start menu Press lt ESC gt to Quit You can use Setup gt Label to put different labels to instances 144MHz EME PstRotator Registered to YOSDMU v6 93 Communication Setup Tracker RAIDET Maps My Maps LookUp OR4 Help SP LP and BD buttons e SP LP goes 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 StepplR antennas StepplR Controller i StepplR Controller Setup Calibrate Tracking Radio To 5teppiR From 5tepplH 44 14 175 14 175 lt gt Bands Normal 80 sof soj BO 17 15 12 10 6 ua Manual _ Relay ie Use a 3 wire ONLY female to female null modem serial cable between computer and the StepplR controller The connection is made between the DataOut port on the StepplR controller and the chosen serial port on the computer Don t use a cable with more than 3 wires 40 Settings DB 9 female User s Manual Rev 2 6 9 241a 6 aad e Set the serial port Communication gt SteppIR COM Port e Select Setup gt SteppiR Controller A SteppIR Controller window will b
34. i 0 tas 16 x p TE Sofia Balza 10 0 mm Press FS to Aut 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 Call text box and the azimuth elevation information from Az and El boxes Ctrl 1 Ctrl 6 set Preset 1 Preset 6 Alt 1 Alt 6 set Preset 7 Preset 12 Antenna Offset and ANT button Open the Antenna Offset window Setup Antenna Offset and you can set the Azimuth Offset 1 and Azimuth Offset 2 Prel Antenna Offset Azimuth Offset 1 Azimuth Offset 2 I 10 0 Save Settings 180 180 deg 180 180 deg Press lt ESC gt to Quit The default values are 0 deg for both ANT1 and ANT2 With the 1 2 button you can select between Azimuth Offset 1 and Azimuth Offset 2 see Setup Antenna Offset PstRotatorAz Registered to YO3DMU v6 42 Maps View SteppIR LookUp Help kk IE zm Lej P ja oi i ft HEME Communication Setup Tracker f L It could be useful if you have two antennas on the same mast orientated on different directions Let say that your controller display correct the position of the first antenna Offset 1 0 deg but you have a second antenna at 60 deg from the first Set Offset 2 60 deg and use the 1 2 button to point the first or the second antenna on direction 16 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual
35. iting the country prefix or the full callsign numeric keypad The numeric keypad can be used also when the PstRotatorAz is NOT the active window So you will don t need to switch in contests the focus between logger and PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators Ctrl Left Arrow 4 Move to 270 deg Ctrl Home 7 Move to 315 deg User s Manual Rev 2 6 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 Goog e Maps and your antenna will be pointed on the DX direction 2i Google Maps server 1 Bialystok ialys gt 2 gt OWarsaw Lublin e SA o o Liverpo a ingh minghamo ki Ki s 4 6 us Poznan v London Mererani i 1 c OF gt f Germany E genu Pra V Ys Krakow A Le e d TW SA Luxembourg 1 Bor 6 PR 73 i i 8 IA Iy KJO SN y Slovakia y mo Munich Bratislava gt Y K o L Bristol tegen igne Wroclaw SH Belgium SIS AN i P j AN P A JJ i EX Czech Republic Pe NA 5 Austria gifs Budapest A 2 Az f Cluj Napoca inrer d ps A
36. k ome o ri E P DIM e Pa mmea gt m e IM Aam bea DI a om DX Monitor DX Monitor is a standalone Windows program which monitors the DX announcements available on the internet at DX Summit PstRotatorAz is DX Monitor aware Simply clicking on a callsign or a beam heading in the DX Monitor window will transfer the information to the PstRotatorAz control program which will automatically turn the rotator To use PstRotatorAz with DX Monitor simply select DX Monitor from the Tracker menu and change the Mode to Tracking CC User CC User is a DX Cluster client program There is nothing to be configured in CC User program In the PstRotatorAz 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 BBLogger There is nothing to be configured in BBLoger program In the PstRotatorAz program select BBLogger as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window 24 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 The AZIMUTH Short information from the QSO data window will be sent to PstRotatorAz and PstRotatorAz will turn the antenna DX4WIN In DX4WIN set File gt Preferences gt Control gt Rotator Control Type Message Based Message Handshake ThunderRT6FormDC DX4PST Start the PstRotatorAz program select DX4WIN as tracker and set mode to Tracking in the Pst
37. l program The external program can stay on the same PC with PstRotatorAz or on another computer from the local network DTMF Control Select this option to enable the DTMF control With this option enabled Communication DTMF Setup become visible Web Server Select this option to start the embedded Web server 21 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 SteppIR Controller Select this option to open the SteppIR Controller window From this window it is possible to control a SteppIR antenna UltraBeam Controller Select this option to open the UltraBeam Controller window From this window it is possible to control an UltraBeam antenna Loop Ant Controller Select this option to open the Loop Antenna Controller window From this window it is possible to control a Magnetic Loop antenna Relays Board Select this option to open the Relays Control window From this window it is possible to control some relays boards Set the COM port used by the relay board in Communication Relays COM Port If the relays board communicates with the program the relay buttons become red or green depending if the relay is ON or OFF A click over a button switch the relay status if it is OFF it becomes ON if it is ON it becomes OFF In the Relays Control window you can find a Setup menu with the next options Relays Board select your relays board model Refresh Rate the time between two rela
38. m 90 offset from Yagi heading This mode is BD 90 A second bidirectional mode BD 0 supports the StepplR antennas With Start in Bidirectional 0 Mode or Start in Bidirectional 90 Mode checked the PstRotatorAz program will start in one of these two bidirectional modes Or press one of the BD buttons to enter in the bidirectional mode Start as TCP Client If Start as TCP Client is checked the PstRotatorAz 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 PstRotatorAz but you will need to press the GO button to rotate the antenna 20 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Double Click on Map Use this option to select between click or double click on map to rotate the antenna This feature is available 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 mdb or the FCC mdb when the Use FCC Database option is selected VHF_EU mdb Call3 txt The FCC database contai
39. m port is occupied and no longer free for logging software But there are some software programs that let you share a com port with more than one application Install VSPE http www eterlogic com downloads Setup VSPE zip virtual serial port emulator by Eterlogic e After installing the port emulator add a device called splitter and share the com port the real device that points to the radio Let say that the shared com port is com 1 and the virtual shared port was labeled com 7 You need to adjust the baud rate to38400 e oet com port 7 in both PstRotatorAz and logger programs AlfaSpid USB Controller The new AlfaSpid Controllers Rot1Prog USB and Rot2Prog USB operate the same as the older Rot1 Prog and Rot2Prog controllers with the exception of the serial connection In the new USB Versions the RS232 connection and the internal interface chip have been replaced with a USB A Connector and a FTDI FT232RL interface chip If the computer being used to control the AlfaSpid 48 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Controller has already been used with another device that uses the FTDI chip then it will already have the appropriate drivers loaded If not the drivers will need to be loaded the first time the controller USB port is connected to the Computer Some Operating systems have FTDI drivers that will automatically load If your system does not then go to the FTDI site list
40. n the Entry window or to the callsign in the callframe when callsign field is empty Alt L Turn rotor to long path bearing for the callsign in the Entry window 30 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 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 BroadcastRotorAddr 127 0 0 1 12040 192 168 1 255 12040 BroadcastRadioAddr 127 0 0 1 12060 192 168 1 255 12060 IsBroadcastRadio True 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 discarde
41. ng to be configured in LOGic8 program In the PstRotatorAz program select nGenLog as Tracker and set mode to Tracking in the main window Write a callsign in the nGenLog QSO Editor and the PstRotatorAz will compute the azimuth and will turn antenna on that direction Swisslog PstRotatorAz settings e Select Swisslog as Tracker e Set mode to Tracking in the main window Swisslog settings Go to Swisslog gt Options gt Rotor Interface and e Enable EA4TX Rotor Control Interface e Enter the full path of the DDE exe file from the PstRotatorAz 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 ry Rotor Control Interface Selection EA4TX hy gain DEU YAESU Calibration Rotor Interface used EAATX Rotor Control Interface j Start automatically Show rotor status on toolbar Full path and file name of the control program C Program Files PstRotator DDE EXE Search 33 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 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 PstRotatorAz program select TACLog as Tracker and set Tracking to Mode Use Alt A to send the azimuth information from TACLog to PstRotatorAz TRX Manager In TR
42. nonononans 39 AP o Mute IP e 40 Co o PPP 40 A a PO KE RI NE 41 Manual ITO OC usaras eel pia 41 Traciane dere RETE x 42 URI T 43 Remote CONT lanos 45 ERG M dualazimuth Controller METRE m E 45 Using NIMM Logger and PstRotatorAz with the ERC M to Control Two Azimuth Rotators 45 ELI HA Yaesu DXA OL ONG nieta 48 Ara ond SB CONTO Soria 48 Us A 49 OT er E E EE E ET 50 ue PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Introduction PstRotatorAz handles just almost every controllable rotator in common use ec htto www schmidt alba de EI Lc Je ws ooa O O oS SS omPressRoorEz oo 860 QIT HyGanDUi O JO T y Gain DELES DDUg 480 Ojos boon 480 Yaesu GS 2328 80 a a aa 200 www rthamdesian com AaSpidBIG RAS AlfaSpid RAS 0 5 deg 60 Easycomm faskomm 980 KG GS232NB 1930 zaw 1ZLBEU 990 saik femke 480 ZdproSAK282 GS23NB 980 KGNGAduno 1 GS232NB J 9890 o Heathkit HD 1780 HeahHl 980 oo ChamelMaser USBUlRTWWac USB o FT950 FT2000 FTDX5000 GB127M Rohde Schwarz Rohde Schwarz povorofka ru If you need to control an azimuth elevation rotator or separate azimuth and elevation rotators you can
43. ns 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 11 Meter Prefixes With this option selected the DvPRA txt database containing the 11 Meter prefixes is used instead of the cty dat database Master Slave Mode The Master Slave mode is useful when you have antennas rotated by different rotors you use a program instance for every rotor and you want from one instance to move all of them on the same direction stacked antennas or VHF UHF SHF antennas on different towers rotors Master Slave Counter The Master Slave Counter mode can be used if you have a tower which turns the antennas that are fixed to it and a separate rotor turns a mast above the tower The rotor position of the tower is passed by the main program instance to the second one and it is used by this instance as an antenna offset The second rotor will counter rotate when the main rotor is moving UDP Control Select this option to enable the UDP communication with an externa
44. ny other port n 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 C 18921681 7 wo3dmu noe ip org Part Humber ol Logging Log Connection Requests Log Startistops View Log Clear Log 13 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Global Beam Display PstRotatorAz can pass the position information received from rotor to a Global Beam Display using for this the AUX COM Port So you will have all the features of the PstRotatorAz program but also a nice electronic display on your wall Select the COM port used to connect the Global Beam Display to PC in the COM1 COM16 range 14 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Setup Select the rotator controller from the list Controller bly D Prosistel My Location C Prosistel Presets ERC Antenna Offset ERC R Antenna Limits RT 21 Green Heron 3dB Beamwidth RT 20 Green Heron Refresh Rate gt RC 1 MDS Trackers Setup gt Rotor EZ Idiom Press Controllers Setup gt DCU 1 HyGain Distance Unit d DCU 2 HyGain Label Cytrol 5000 Parking Setup G5 232 Yaesu 360 deg Shortcuts Setup 5 232 Yaesu 450 deg Google Maps Setup Easycomm 1 Tae KARG RA pon Te AlfaSpid RAK 360 deg Ru UM dene AlfaSpid RAK 720 deg side prie AlfaSpid RAK Yaesu
45. oftware for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Tracking Mode PstRotatorAz receives the frequency information from Omni Rig or some of the loggers and uses this information to control the the SteppiR SDA controller Radio gt Logger gt PstRotatorAz gt StepplR controller From Tracking Radio you can select to track the Radio1 Radio4 SteppiR control is available for the programs from below when these are selected as Tracker e Win Test e NIMM e Logger32 e CommCat e Ham Radio Deluxe e UR5EQF e MixW e DXLab e Log4OM e PowerSDR e Winlog32 e Fldigi e DXAWIN e WSJT X gt N1MM settings Select N1MM as Tracker in PstRotatorAz and Tracking as Mode The SDA StepplH controller will automatically track the frequency provided by N1MM contest logger Add IsBroadcastRadio True in the N1MMlogger ini file and N1MM will broadcast UDP messages port 12060 containing the frequency information ExternalBroadcast DestinationIPs 127 0 0 1 192 168 1 255 IsBroadcastRadio True gt DXLab settings Select DXLab as Tracker in PstRotatorAz and Tracking as Mode The SDA StepplR controller will automatically track the frequency provided by Commander Both the DXView and Commander programs must be opened PstRotatorAz works with Commander for up to 4 radios to run the Steppir controller gt DXAWIN settings Select DXAWIN as Tracker in PstRotatorAz and Tracking as Mode Connect a serial cable between two COM ports let
46. program listens The default value is 12000 e The port used for antenna position report is UDP Port 1 For example if you set the default UDP Port 12000 the program reports the antenna position to UDP port 12001 e Enable UDP Control in Setup PstRotatorAz 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 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 11 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 lt PST gt lt AZIMUTH gt 85 lt AZIMUTH gt lt PST gt set azimuth to 85 deg lt PST gt lt QRA gt KN34BJ lt QRA gt lt PST gt send to program the locator 4 6 8 digits and set the azimuth lt PST gt lt STF gt 2824500 lt STF gt lt PST gt tune a SteppIR antenna on 28 245MHz lt PST gt lt STR gt 1 lt STR gt lt PST gt select OmniRig 1 2 used by a SteppIR antenna lt PST gt AZ lt PST gt in answer to this command the program will report the position to UDP Port 1 PstRotatorAz reports the antenna position like this AZ xxx lt CR gt Any message must start with lt 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
47. r 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 Or you can just create from program a map based on Google Maps and automatically save it This tool can be found in Help Maps generator 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 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Adriatico Napoli Kar Tirreno Sart Butera Mer Palermo Mediterraneo gt Esc to QUIT PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Communication RS232 communication Select RS232 TCP Server if the rotor controller is connected via RS232 or a USB to RS232 convertor to the PC where the PstRotatorAz program is installed IPstRotator YO3DMI Communication v R5232 f TCP Server TCP Client TCP Server Setup AZ COM Port gt EL AZ EL COM Port Select the COM ports used to connect the rotator controllers to PC in the COM1 COM16 range TCP IP communication For the TCP server RS232 TCP Server must be checked TCP Server Setup Connection Port Azimuth 4001 Port StepplE 4002 Se A Port Ultrabeam 4003 Port Relays 4004 Press ESL to Buil Open the TCP Server Setup and set the IP ports for the server the PC where the rotator
48. rts 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 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 QRZ com Callsign database Write a callsign in the Call 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 Call text box changes from red to green 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 PstRotatorAz managing more than one rotator multiple instances Question The station setup is with 4 rotators each one handling multiple beams bands and 3 work positions Ideally there will be a dedicated server connected to rotator controllers via RS 232 managing rotators How can manage multiple instances of on one computer Or how can manage more than one rotator Answer To create multiple instances just go to Help Create Multiple Instances From there you can create delete another 7 instances 39 PstRotatorAz So
49. uced by VE2DX in June 2011 e Run two PstRotatorAz instances Those could be on the same PC or on different PCs in a network The communication between instances is UDP You can find in this User Manual how to put two instances on the same PC e Select ERC M Rotor1 and set the COM port where is connected the ERC M controller e Select ERC M Rotor2 to the second PstRotatorAz instance Using N1MM Logger and PstRotatorAz with the ERC M to Control Two Azimuth Rotators N1MM Logger can control up to 15 rotators on the basis of one rotator per serial port but is not designed to control two through a single port which is how the ERC M works However there isa workaround You will need the PstRotatorAz program Download the installer and install the PstRotatorAz program Now start the program and enter your registration data This is where you start Click Communication then click Azimuth COM Port and select the port that is connected to your ERC M Now click Setup then Controller the first item on the menu Scroll way down off the first page until you come to ERC M Rotor 1 Select it Now click on Tracker and select N1MM Go back to Setup select Trackers Setup and then NIMM Setup The pop up dialog s default settings are correct so the only thing you need to do is to enter the number or name of the rotator to be controlled Now click on Save Settings 45 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6
50. ult rial Press lt ES5E gt to Guit Enter the port number used for this rotator in the Ethernet box Select Azimuth in the Tracking by box Click Save Settings Select Tracker gt DXLog net from the PstRotatorAz menu bar In the main display select Tracking from the Mode box Depending on the view you have selected you may need to select View gt Full View to see the Mode box The following shows the location of the Mode box in PstRotatorAz 27 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Upper PstRotatorAz Registered to K Communication Setup Tracker Maps View Help Mode Manual o f Tracking SP I 18 16 6 eli If you have more than one rotator repeat the steps on each instance of PstRotatorAz using the appropriate UDP Port number See the PstRotatorAz documentation to enable multiple instances of PstRotatorAz Once you have everything configured return to DXLog Ensure you are on the appropriate band and the proper antenna selected Enter a callsign or an azimuth value into the callsign field Press Ctrl F12 DXLog will show the value sent on the status line and PstRotatorAz will rotate to the selected azimuth Enter a callsign and press Alt F12 Rotator will move to the long path azimuth This completes PstRotatorAz configuration HamScope Start the HamScope program before to start PstRotatorAz There is nothing to be configured in HamScope program
51. up page activated when the SteppIR is tuning or a switch that can be used for something else RTS Tuning RTS gets HIGH when the RED DOT is ON screen Antenna is tuning the relay opens the PTT line between RADIO and AMPLIFIER OR RTS Relay RTS gets High when the Relay button is pushed on the screen 73 Guy ON4AOI OT7K 44 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Remote Control PstRotatorAz also provides support for remote over IP operation e You have to install the same PstRotatorAz in both remote and base station locations e Set Communication TCP Client to the base station e Configure the IP address for 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 PstRotatorAz as server but also a serial server Ethernet to RS232 converter ERC M dual azimuth controller PstRotatorAz supports the ERC M dual azimuth controller http easy rotor control com DUAL AZ is a new protocol based on Yaesus GS232 protocol that includes the possibility to control 2 different azimuth rotators through 1 interface The protocol was introd
52. use the PstRotator program PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 PstRotatorAz The PstRotatorAz program can control not only rotors but also StepplR http www steppir com UltraBeam http www ultrabeam it or Loop http www ciromazzoni com English Loop 20Antenna htm antennas via RS232 USB to serial adapters or Ethernet to serial adapters serial servers It is also possible to control some Relays Boards for antenna selection or any other purpose The EA4TX and WinRotor rotor interfaces are controlled communicating via DDE with their own programs Connect the rotator interface antenna controller or relays board 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 All these devices can be controlled directly from the PstRotatorAz GUI or from other programs communicating with PstRotatorAz PstRotatorAz Registered to YO3DMU v8 51 2I I2 J 14 Sov Mil Order of Malta 15 Spratly Islands rAr 34 Monaco 3B6 Agalega amp St Brandon 251 3B8 Mauritius 1 251 sau ws 389 Rodriguez Island 3C Equatorial Guinea b DP MIA les jeme 08 06 06 MA pais This program includes separate GUls to control SteppIR UltraBeam Loop Antennas and Relays Boards interfaces SteppIR Controller EJ UltraBeam Controller x fe ra EM Normal ommal lll Le s alo is s e
53. ys status requests default 1 sec Board Setup at this moment only the KMTronic 8 Relays UDP and WEB boards needs some settings IP address port number user password Rename Relays customize the relays name Rename Commands customize the commands name Remote PTT a footswitch connected between GND and CTS pins of the AUX COM Port can control one or more relays This feature works also in the TCP client server mode for PTT remote control Commands Setup set the relay status when a Command button is pressed There are three possibilities 1 relay go ON 0 relay go OFF nothing the relay state is not changed Interlock When interlocked selecting a relay releases all other relays Automatic Control Setup the settings for the Automatic Control Using Omni Rig or one of the loggers from below the relays can be automatic controlled from radio when the bands or the frequency are changed VVin Test NIMM Logger32 CommCat Ham Radio Deluxe UR5EQF MixW DXLab Log4OM PowerSDR Winlog32 Fldigi DXAWIN WSJT X 22 PstRotatorAz Software for Antenna Rotators User s Manual Rev 2 6 Automatic Control select to use this feature GH Everyware Select this option to enable an UDP communication with the Green Heron Everyware program GHE Control Setup GHE Control D mnri Rig Rotor Pot 13020 Use Omni Rig Set mni Ri Radio Port 15040 _Set OmniFig Save Settings IF
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