[TowerTalk] Homebrew Yeasu SDX Rotator Computer Interface?

[Pete Smith]

At 08:51 AM 2/28/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Just wondering if anyone has done any work on homebrewing a computer
interface
>for the Yeasu SDX rotators.
>
>The interface is right there on a connector in the rotator. There is a logic
>lead to make it go CW and one to make it go CCW and an analog buffered output
>for direction readout. A Stamp board would do this level of thing without
much
>effort.
>
>I'm all for Yeasu making money and staying in business but their computer
>interface costs as much as the rotator. It probabily cost them more to put
the
>connector on the board to allow for the interface add on than it would have
>cost them to finish the job and put in the computer interface. <sigh>

The SARTEK controller is probably the best currently available solution --
it has the advantage that it can be moved to your next rotator, since it
uses relays on a daughterboard that lives inside the rotator control box.
See www.hosenose.com for more info.


73,  Pete N4ZR

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