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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fine Bob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this is ur opinion, but in my own applicaton, I
have 4 antennas in 4 different beam directions , an automatic switch
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>without press two keys on the keyboard is
extremly useful. Otherwise u can define the range of the rotor so that if the
typed call is in the degress </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>range
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>of the previous QSO no switch is done or rotation
is done. adding also the beamwith of your antennas, allow all of these
functions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Large system most of time have fixed of semi fixed
antennas in different direction, with limited range of degrees, so in these
envioriments the rotator is limited to a 50/90 degrees</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and with the adding of the antenna beamwith u
can simple select automatically the right antenna and if is not enough with
keyboard commands override it and beam directly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In SO2R all that can be automated is an help, ur
need to beam only when u want depend most from ur antenna system, and operating
tecnique, in my side in a MS MM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>envioriment when u can access to the call with a
simple click from the band map, have an automatic heading is better that ALT
F12, obviously, all this automation can be overide</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>from the keyboard commands. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otherwise adding a toggle enable/disable is not too
terrific in Tool/Data Entry/Beam Heading Auto|Manual</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank's for answer</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>73 de Fabio I4UFH</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=n6tv@arrl.net href="mailto:n6tv@arrl.net">Bob Wilson, N6TV</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=support@win-test.com
href="mailto:support@win-test.com">support@win-test.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WT-support] Rotator</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:33 PM, I4UFH HRS <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:i4ufh@hamradiosolutions.com">i4ufh@hamradiosolutions.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Should
Shift F12 be enabled automatically ?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>In my humble opinion, no. <BR><BR></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Mean
during Call typing after the country and the prefix has been decoded
,<BR>where WT is mostly sure that the typed characters are a sort of valid
call,<BR>obeing also at the K1TTT rules, does WT send over the network the
SP heading<BR>without pressing Shift F12 ?</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>I certainly hope not. I don't want my rotator moving a few
degrees left or right every time I make a QSO when running a pileup.
When doing S&P or SO2R, I don't want my antenna turning every time I type
a callsign, becaues the more you use a rotator, the sooner it will wear
out. I even had an old Orion with a heat sensor in the motor that would
open whenever the rotator got too hot. It would take an hour of cooling
before it would start working again. I got rid of that rotator a long
time ago.<BR><BR>If doing SO2R, it would only make sense to rotate when YOU
decide it is time to work the multiplier, not every time you type a call in
the secondary radio window (including dupes and non-mults)?<BR><BR>73,<BR>Bob,
N6TV</DIV></DIV>
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