I think W7UPF intended to send this message to the Win-Test reflector, but it only went to me:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:46 PM, w7upf <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donsay2@cox.net">donsay2@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thanks very much for your response....I now have rotor control working under Win-Test 4.0.1 and although I had tried it once in my past attempts, I again "enabled" Ethernet network with 127.255.255.255 and port 9871 with no Comm port selected (for the rotor) and apparently that resolved my problem.</blockquote>
<div><br>Congratulations on getting it working, but I don't understand how wtRotators can work if COM port is set to NONE. You will get a message <br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">COM0 to HyGain: Failed to open.<br>
</div><br>Maybe you meant "Antenna name" wasn't specified?<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">As you suggested the "settings" in Win-Test 4.0.1 and in "wtRotators " have to be in agreement. So what can I gripe about now, but some might say someone will always find fault with something and I guess I am in that latter group for the time being. Specifically my problem is this:<br>
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If the "base" for the "integrated" rotor function in Win-Test begins with and is dependent on settings in "wtRotators" then how can a user fully depend on azimuth results after typing in a "call" in the log? In my case, it would appear the resulting azimuth degrees are in error by some 25 degrees. </blockquote>
<div><br>It sounds like your Grid Square or "Locator" is not set properly. Type the text command REOPEN in the data entry window in the callsign column, and press [Enter]. Then correct your Locator (all six characteres if you know them), then press [OK]. Enter a callsign and press [F10] to make sure the "Az:" (short path azimuth) is correct in the "Check Country" window. If not, make sure you are using CTY_WT_MOD.DAT instead of CTY.DAT (use the text command CTRYFILES to select this country file instead of the default, as it has more accurate callsign-to-location info than CTY.DAT). If you are doing all of this and the beam headings are still wrong, please send specific examples (your Locator, and the callsign you are entering).<br>
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Since the only settings that might somewhat determine my relative location to an entered DX call letters are my grid square, and my own call letters (entered when first installing Win-Test) could that explain the error? Too, due to antenna mounting slippage relative to the rotor in my tower over time, could that too individually or in combination account for an azimuth error in wtRotators results? <br>
In certain other rotor control programs, you can enter your Lat and Lon degrees and also enter an +/- "offset" degree to compensate for any "slippage" in antenna mounting. Am I missing something in regard to wtRotators?</blockquote>
<div><br>Yes. In the wtRotators window, click on the "Offset" column and enter the number of degrees of error in your heading indicator. I can't tell whether you should enter +25 or -25 degrees, but you should be able to figure out which value causes Win-Test to properly compensate for slippage in your mast. Win-Test will still say "moving rotator to xx" but it will actually move it to xx plus or minus 25 degrees.<br>
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I would appreciate your further comment....it is appreciated. 73s W7UPF </blockquote>
<div><br>I hope this helps. <br><br>73,<br>Bob, N6TV<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:<br>
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There seems to be a bug in wtRotators version 1.0. It doesn't seem to accept any Win-Test commands if the "Antenna Name" column is left blank. Try putting a name like "Yagi" in there:<br>
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1. wtRotators window: Controllers | Edit | /your rotator name/<br>
2. Select an unused COM port<br>
3. Enter a rotator name like "HyGain"<br>
4. *Enter an Antenna name like "Yagi" on line 1*. Leave everything<br>
else blank.<br>
5. Do not check "rotation limits" unless you have a side-mounted<div class="im"><br>
antenna that can't rotate the full 360°<br></div>
6. Press [OK]<br>
7. Back in Win-Test, enter a callsign and press [Ctrl]+[F12]<br>
8. Do you see any messages in the wtRotators Window? If not,<div class="im"><br>
verify that both Win-Test and wtRotators are using the loopback<br>
address 127.255.255.255 port 9871.<br>
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Note: wtRotators opens /two /windows, and one is minimized at start-up. The minimized window is the one you want to look at, so activate it from the Windows Task Bar.<br>
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I see messages like this when I enter a call in Win-Test and press [Ctrl]+[F12]:<br>
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COM1 to HyGain: opened<br>
Set HyGain rotator to: 304<br>
Set HyGain rotator to: 028<br>
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But the "Set" messages stop if I blank out the "Antenna Name" column.<br>
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73,<br>
Bob, N6TV<br>
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Don Richards W7UPF <<a href="mailto:donsay2@cox.net" target="_blank">donsay2@cox.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:donsay2@cox.net" target="_blank">donsay2@cox.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
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Has anyone successfully installed the file (wtRotators.exe) for<br>
both the<br>
stand-alone operation and as an integrated feature of Win-Test 4.0.1<br>
when using a Hy-Gain DCU-1 rotor (Yaesu G-1000DXA rotor with the<br>
Idiom<br>
control card)? W7UPF<br>
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