Rotator

This is the user guide for the Rotator application.

What Does the Rotator Application Do?
This program was written to provide better support in Ham Radio Deluxe and the associated satellite tracking software. The main meatures are: Support f...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 7:49 AM
Rotator Display
The same display is used for all rotators: In the example above you see the software connected to an AMSAT IF-100 rotator which supports both azimuth an...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:18 AM
Connecting to Your Rotator Interface
To connect the program to your rotator: Make sure all cables are correctly inserted, Start your computer, Start this program Select the correct r...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:19 AM
North Stop, South Stop, Turning Range, and Azimuth Offset
Rotators have a range of travel from 360 degrees, to 450 degrees, to 720 degrees. Depending on which hemisphere the station is located, there are reasons wh...
Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 11:09 AM
Selecting a Bearing (Azimuth or Beam Heading)
Select a bearing by either: Entering a callsign – the HRD countries file is used to locate the latitude and longitude for the country. Selecting a coun...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:21 AM
Map Formats
Two map formats are currently supported: Mercator – an aspect ratio of 2:1, and Great Circle – created from the Mercator image. A great circle map You ...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:22 AM
Displaying Tracks
In the Mercator map you can display the signal track and bearing at the current cursor position by selecting Show Track from the Rotator toolbar. Cont...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:23 AM
DDE Support
Supported Format The program contains a DDE client which accepts DDE data in the Nova and Orbitron formats from external programs such as HRD Satellite Tr...
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:24 AM
Logfile
The logfile contains all diagnostic information. For full diagnostics make sure the Full Diagnostics option is selected. Use the Text Viewer option to d...
Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Options
Appearance Select Appearance from the Tools menu. Skin As you have already seen in other Ham Radio Deluxe programs you can select a skin and display the...
Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:34 AM