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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>tnx for instant response.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes, we know about the Ctrl+F12 function and we are using this extensively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But on VHF+ it is often necessary to adjust the antenna +/- some few degrees for best signals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Therefore having the enhancements mentioned below would be great.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nevertheless, typing the azimuth directly into the call sign field is a nice feature I haven’t discovered yet </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73 de Frank, DL2ALF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Von:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> support [mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Bob Wilson, N6TV<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 13. März 2023 00:53<br><b>An:</b> Win-Test support mailing list<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [WT-support] Rotator Control enhancements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 2:35 PM dl2alf <<a href="mailto:dl2alf@arcor.de">dl2alf@arcor.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I was playing around with Win-Test’s rotator features in order to get it working with arbitrary software for controlling our VHF-/UHF-/SHF-contest station @DK0NA.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Success so far but some questions and wishes for enhancement came up immediately </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span lang=EN-US>:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-4108265442306439937msolistparagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>1)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US>Rotator control steps of 15°/45° are far too much for VHF & up. I suppose it is hardcoded. Is there any way to make this configurable?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>If using Win-Test, you can type any beam heading or DX prefix or full callsign into the logging window and press Ctrl-F12 to rotate to that exact heading (short path). Use Alt-F12 to rotate to the long path heading.<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=m-4108265442306439937msolistparagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>2)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US>To have the current azimuth and control commands via LUA scripting interface would be nice. This would allow to overcome 1), redefining keys for commands and other features. Is there any way to implement this?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>No real need for this since it's built-in to Win-Test already, just press Ctrl-F12: <a href="https://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Rotators">https://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Rotators</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A script can type into the logging Window and Press F12 too:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>-- Turn beam to 350 degrees short path </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>if wtQso:IsCurrentFieldCallsign() then</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -- Clear the callsign field</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> wtApp:SendKey("W", WT_KEY_CTRL)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -- Enter beam heading 350</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> wtApp:SendKey("350", WT_KEY_NONE)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -- Send Ctrl-F12 to rotate to the beam heading</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> wtApp:SendFKey("F12", WT_KEY_CTRL)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -- Clear the callsign field</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> wtApp:SendKey("W", WT_KEY_CTRL)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>end</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=m-4108265442306439937msolistparagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>3)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US>Elevation control would be a nice feature too but would require more efforts I believe…</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You should probably use PstRotator, which is a Win-Test-compatible substitute that has many more features than wtRotators. wtRotators hasn't really been enhanced since F5MZN stopped working on Win-Test code many years ago.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.pstrotator.com/">http://www.pstrotator.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bob, N6TV <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>