The yaesu g 5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. They see that the software runs fine, but they cant read the radio or scanner on windows 10. Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u. Our azimuthelevation combination rotator is ideal for space communication antennas. This portfolio of activities can range from simply having a satellite predication software package. The cabling was still ok, and the rotor motor tried to rotate, but no rotation happened. Yaesu gsdx g sdx gsdx service manual and specs yaesu g2800dxa g 2800 dxa g2800dxa service manual and specs yaesu g2800dxc g 2800 dxc g2800dxc service manual and specs yaesu g5500 g. Rotorcard yaesu sdx inexpensive rs232 rotor control for yaesu sdx series rotors g800sdx, gsdx, g2800sdx. Software for yaesu vr5000 communications receiver ebay. Rt systems software works with windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. If you elect to separate the elevation portion from the azimuth portion of this package an additional lower mast bracket gc038 will be required. Yaesu g5500 rotator left and spid electronic ras rotator right.
Needle should be at 0 if not, manually place the needle on 0 on the g450a unscrew the needle in the center and manually move the needle to 0. Compatible with yaesu g5500, g450, g650, hygain and other ac motor rotors. Ftbasicmmo memory management software wcat for the popular yaesu ft817, ft847, ft857 and ft897 ftbasicmmo is shareware very reasonable ft817 commander software to control the. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g5500. Providing simultaneous control of 450 degrees of azimuth rotation and 180 degrees of elevation rotation, they are perfect for eme moon bounce and satellite communications installations. Yaesu hf radio programming software yaesu radio software. So a new project was born, fixing my elevation rotor. Home amateur radio yaesu g5500 elevation rotor g5500 rotor elevation rotor repair after only three years being outside, but rarely used, my g5500 elevation rotor did not rotate any more. These units include the interface cables for the connections to the rotator controller and a pc serial port. The yaesu g 5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. Rotorcard mounts inside your sdx box, no bulky or unsightly external boxes. Yaesu g5500dc azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications.
Complete azel rotation system if youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g 5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. This particular project is designed to interface the yaesu g 5500 rotor system to an ibm computer running the nova satellite tracking software. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint all the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. If your rotor is the yaesu dxadxc series, see the rotorcard yaesu dxadxc page.
Yaesu radio programming software yaesu radio software. The youtube video to the right shows the yaesu unit in operation. Before i had access to a g 5500 i did include the control codes in the shack unit software and provided a special menu item. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment to the worlds top dxers for over half a century. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league. This software simply takes the output from one of the many satellite tracking programs and converts the heading information from the tracking program into simple motor movements. View online or download yaesu g5500 user manual, instruction manual. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram. The problem is contributed by yaesus engineer s lack of fundamental design and forethought. Some japanese oem part subcontractors for the kenpro yaesu rotators were located in the villages of japan northern prefectures that were damaged, destroyed, or evacuated due to the march 11, 2011.
Unfollow yaesu software to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Use the yaesu software to save a copy of your memory so you can recover if my software trashes your radio config. Programming software for yaesu ft51r ft 51 r ft51r. The g5500 features an interface jack for computer control and a full azimuthelevation.
Each piece of software works with a specific radio making it easy for you to handle the radios features without having to wade through those that dont apply. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g 5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. Satellite tracker interface by mark spencer, wa8sme. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners.
This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to easily control yaesu s g 5500 controller and the elaz positioner that it connects to. Though it is chiefly intended for linux, macos x, and bsd users, tk500 will work on microsoft windows, too. Yaesu adms1e advanced data management software yaesu ft2900 rss programming software. Yaesu atas120 antenna operators manual atas120 operators manual.
Some ft100 owners may have experienced what is widely known as the blown srf 7043 vhfuhf output transistor or mosfet final syndrome, which frequently occurs for no apparent reasons. Yaesu g5500dc satellite azel rotator with rt21azel controller package. If the optional gs232 computer control interfaces unit is installed, the. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint.
This software simply takes the output from one of the many satellite tracking programs and converts the heading information from the tracking program. Our products are warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for 2 years. Kfactors for yaesu rotators in footpounds g2800dxa. Yaesu g 5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications. Yaesu gs232a commands compatible for computer control. This program does not perform management of any memory that is present in the hardware of the supported. Check your radio before installing software to be sure which updates are needed. The usb programming cable for vr5000 radio is available from us. Yaesu vertex vx21002200 programming software hamfiles. Yaesu rotators that support this computer interface are models g2800dxadxc, g0dxadxc, g800dxa and g 5500 rotators. The program runs on a standard pc that has an available com port for connection to the receiver. Installing the wrong type software may cause difficulties.
I use nova for windows for my satellite tracking program into the 5500s control box. Yaesu g5500 antenna rotator without cable and connector. Users have reported that this download is compatible with the indicated operating systems but an x does not necessarily mean it isnt. G 5500 g800 g800dxa g800sa yaesu the radio the yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500 neven, 9a5yy. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for radio astronomy whitham d. Yaesu vertex vx21002200 programming software notes. I am using the yaesu g5500 i could not find a supplier of. I also have a yaesu g5500 controller used for azimuth and elevation. About yaesu vr5000 control software the resource is currently listed in in 2 categories. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications. The g 5500 features an interface jack for computer control and a full azimuthelevation rotation system with a rotation range of 180 degrees from the elevation rotator and a turning range of 450 degrees from the azimuth rotator. Two 7 conductor metal plugs with weatherboots are included. Yaesu ft100d ft 100 d ft100d user and service manual.
Rotor control box can be modified to operate on 220240 vac. Snipweg 3, 1118dn schiphol, the netherlands yaesu uk ltd. The yaesu gs232b grants digital control of almost all yaesu antenna rotators and comes equipped with its own pic18c452 microprocessor and a 10but analogtodigital converter. Yaesu g5500dc with rt azel controller green heron engineering. Set the select switch on the back of the control box to adj mode. Ftdx5000 software update and version identification. Yaesu vr120 programming software vr120 commander version 0. Rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint. This is a small utility i wrote to test the interface cables used to program yaesu and icom radios it will not work with cables for other radios. Yaesu rotator computer controllers gs232b free shipping.
Details about usb vertex programming cable vx4000 vx5500 vx6000 ct71p. The yaesu g 5500 parts can sometimes be retrofitted, with a bit of work, ask yaesu usa service rotator repair techs for details. Review of commercial rotator controllers hardware libre space. The com port may be a conventional serial port or one attached to a usb adapter. The two factorylubricated rotator units are housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast. Matthew evans software engineer euroavionics usa linkedin. Click on your yaesu mobile radio model for details. The yaesu g5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. The g5500 also includes an interface jack for computer control, supported by an external control jack din connector provided on the rear of the controller for. The yaesu g5500 requires two six conductor control cables not supplied.
Introduction this article describes the pstrotator application software pstr. After checking out other interfaces i decided that this one has the features i need and after owning it for about a month and running it 24hrs a day i can say that i am well pleased. This project is by no means unique, numerous interface designs can be found on the web this circuit design and software is an. Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. One lower mast bracket is included with this rotor combination. The main category is yaesu vr5000 resources that is about yaesu vr5000 resources. W9ke satellite tracker g5500 project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. These units include the interface cables for the connections. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for radio. Ham supply rotorcard dxa yaesu dxa and dxc series rotors.
Sign up arduinobased serial interface for computer control of yaesu g. Usb vertex programming cable vx4000 vx5500 vx6000 ct. All the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. I have settled on using satpc32 on all three 3 of my. The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station operating position. The gs232b also includes a db9 male connector for connection to your computer through the rs232c port.
The 5500 is about the only game in town if you need an azel rotor for satellite work. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, we have led the ham radio market for nearly half a century. Note that it is also possible to use the gs232 unit with the vk5dj rotator controller but there is simply no point. Yaesu g5500dc azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500dc. Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630. This link is listed in our web site directory since saturday feb 2 2008, and till today yaesu vr5000 control software has been followed for a total of 5385. Home amateur radio yaesu g 5500 elevation rotor g 5500 rotor elevation rotor repair after only three years being outside, but rarely used, my g 5500 elevation rotor did not rotate any more. The satnogs project has an arduino shield that, when combined with k3ng arduino code, can act as a yaesu g 5500 controller for little cost. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for. View and download yaesu g 5500 instruction manual online.
May 12, 2020 yaesu ft51r ft 51 r ft51r programming interface schematics for yaesu. It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. W7kkes yaesu g5500 azel rotor repair rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group here are some pictures from the repair of the g5500 azel rotor which had been installed for 2. The default rotator controller is rot2prog, the motor driver again, it consist of relays. The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham. Here are some pictures from the repair of the g5500 azel rotor which had been installed for. Yaesu rotator computer controllers gs232b free shipping on. Yaesu rotator computer controllers are interface devices that link your yaesu rotator controller to your computer via rs232 com connection. Rotorcard yaesu dxadxc inexpensive rs232 rotor control for yaesu dxa and dxc series rotors g800dxa, gdxa, g2800dxa, g800dxc, gdxc, g2800dxc. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or 220 v, for satellites wind load. Solidstate relays for quiet and reliable operation. The rear panel of the control box has six screw terminals for azimuth and six terminals for elevation.
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