[TowerTalk] Ham-IV Controller Interfcae to EA4TX ARS-USB

[Jim Hargrave]

Ron,
I have used EZ-Rotor for several years in an old CDE controller,
which  is modified for my Pop Pitch rotor. The HAM IV is supported
by Rotor EZ.
The manual directional and brake paddles are still fully functional
as well as the Point and Shoot offered by the Rotor EZ.
With the RS-232 option, I have full automatic control of the rotor
via Logger32. Logger32 has an option to automatically point the
antenna to the target as soon as a callsign is entered. 
I have been very satisfied with the Rotor EZ in this environment.
73, Jim - w5ifp at gvtc.com

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Ron 'KF5JRA' Rosson
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 5:37 PM
>> To: TT TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Ham-IV Controller Interfcae to EA4TX ARS-USB
>> 
>> Currently at my station I have a Ham-IV rotor turning my K4KIO
Hex
>> Beam with no issues other than having to reach and hold to get
the
>> antenna pointed where I my next contact is. On the shelf I have
an
>> EA4TX ARS-USB(w/24V wall-wart transformer) that was used by my
>> previous failed Yaesu 450a rotor doing nothing.
>> 
>> What I am looking for is a way of hooking up the ARS-USB to the
>> Ham-IV controller without ruining the Ham-IV controller. There is
>> nothing wrong with it other than it does not provide a computer
>> interface to my station for control.
>> 
>> What are my low cost options with what I have. I have looked at
>> both EZ-Rotor and Idiom Press and both of those options make the
>> Ham-IV controller unusable as well as cost money.
>> 
>> My end goal is to be able to have point and shoot from my station
>> software as well as being able to control my rotor when not
>> physically in the shack. (Remote operations are done with RS-BA1
>> to an IC-7300).
>> 
>> TIA
>> --
>> 73 de KF5JRA
>> Ron
>> 
>> 
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