[WriteLog] [PstRotator] Re: Newbie question PstRotatorAZ

Fri Oct 26 00:13:13 EDT 2012

Hans,
Alt+A eh. I think I can rememger that one. Thanks.
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Radio Station K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com>
To: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
Cc: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: October 25, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] [PstRotator] Re: Newbie question PstRotatorAZ
In clarification of my earlier, the rotor turns only on occasion of <alt-a>, 
not on every call entry.
73,
de Hans, K0HB
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On Oct 25, 2012, at 20:08, "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> Hans has made a timely posting, at least for me. I have never had my 
> rotor, a Create Design RC5A, interfaced to WL because it is too old and 
> the controller lacks the communication ability. The rotor is still going, 
> but my control box is beginning to show its age and is giving me problems. 
> I am considering replacing it with the Green Heron RT-21 which would allow 
> me to interface the control box with WL. It uses a "superset" of the 
> DCU-1 protocol so I should be able to define it correctly to work in WL.
>> My question is after getting the rotor interfaced to WL, how do I control 
> it? I haven't found anything in the Help manual yet about sending 
> commands from WL to the controller. I wouldn't want the rotor to start 
> turning to a different direction each time I enter a call with a different 
> beam heading, but how is this controlled from the program? Any help 
> before I slap my credit card on the counter would be appreciated.
>> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com>
> To: <PstRotator at yahoogroups.com>; "WriteLog Reflector" 
> <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: October 25, 2012 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] [PstRotator] Re: Newbie question PstRotatorAZ
>>>> And nothing happens.
>>>> I have set up first PstRotatorAZ, clicked “Tracking”, and selected 
>> WriteLog from tracker list. A small “DDE” window is opened.
>>>> Then opened WriteLog to setup new contest (CQWW DX). In setup of 
>> rotator, selected “MSG” and “Sartek” as shown on page 28.
>>>> Now, from main Writelog operating screen, nothing seems to affect the 
>> rotator. (Previously <alt-a> would set rotor bearing)
>>>> What next?
>>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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>>>>>> From: Codrut
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:44 PM
>> To: PstRotator at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [PstRotator] Re: Newbie question
>>>> The answer is yes. You can find how to set Writelog to communicate with 
>> PstRotatorAz in the User Manual (Help / User manual), page 28.
>>>> --- In mailto:PstRotator%40yahoogroups.com, "K0HB" <kzerohb at ...> wrote:
>>>>>> Please excuse questions from a FNG at the foot of the steep part of the 
>>> learning curve. Just bought and registered PstRotatorAZ this afternoon.
>>>>>> My two logging programs are WriteLog for contesting and CommCat for 
>>> general purpose logging.
>>>>>> My rotor is a Tailtwister, using Rotor-EZ from Idiom Press.
>>>>>> The documentation for PstRotator tells me that it will interface with 
>>> (for example) Writelog.
>>>>>> Now WriteLog already can run my Rotor-EZ (just press <alt-a> and 
>>> WriteLog sends new bearing to Rotor-EZ.
>>>>>> I have other reasons for using PstRotatorAZ, but wondering what (if any) 
>>> additional function does PstRotatorAZ throw into the mix beyond the 
>>> native WriteLog capability?
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