This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to easily control yaesus g5500. The gs232b also includes a db9 male connector for connection to your computer through the rs232c port. Solidstate relays for quiet and reliable operation. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc voltage proportional to the position of the rotor. Here are some pictures from the repair of the g5500 azel rotor which had been installed for 2. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500 neven, 9a5yy. The two factorylubricated rotator units are housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast aluminum, to provide maintenancefree operation under all climatic conditions.
Use the standard arduino process for installing and using this library. 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. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. The fm bird contacts were made by using the participants. This is the full text index of all service manuals, schematics, datasheets and repair information documents. G sooa or g 550 with the gx500 automatic control adapter. Some japanese oem part subcontractors for the kenproyaesu rotators were located in the villages of japan northern prefectures that were damaged, destroyed, or evacuated due to the march 11, 2011. The yaesu g 5500dc provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station operating position. Yaesu rotator computer controllers gs232b free shipping. Yaesu gs232a commands compatible for computer control. Automation of directional antenna positioning is possible with yaesu rotator computer controllers. Its heavyduty rubber bumpers eliminate the metaltometal fatigue that, over time, can damage tower installation, and it conveniently mounts between the rotator and the towers rotor shelf. G soodxc g 1 ooodxc g 2800dxc awnuth rotator g 400 azimuth rotator. Rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group.
Interface for yaesu g 5400 and g 5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005. Download free pdf for yaesu g5500 rotator other manual. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500 neven, 9a5yy duration. On page 75, the equipment used for the workshop was listed as a yaesu g5500 rotator, rotator controller interface, a yaesu vr5000 receiver, arrow antenna and ancillary cables and coax to complete the station. I will donate parts, units, or specially customized software for dxpeditions. Describe your experience with the yaesu g5500 azel and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Files are decompressed supported zip and rar multipart archives text is extracted from adobe acrobat pdf or plain text documents so that you are able to perform searches inside the files.
Yaesu rotators that support this computer interface are models g2800dxadxc, g0dxadxc, g800dxa and g5500 rotators. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g 5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or. Apr 28, 2020 g4hsk has a nice page documenting his project using this code, the pstrotator control software, and a yaesu g 5500 rotator. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Jun 21, 2014 the yaesu g 5500 parts can sometimes be retrofitted, with a bit of work, ask yaesu usa service rotator repair techs for details. Yaesug5500 elevation azimuth dual controller an wimodk7zb satellite antenna. Download yaesu rotator g 5500 instruction manual of g 5500. Click here to download the corrected user manual for the g 5500 rotator.
Rotor control box can be modified to operate on 220240 vac. 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. Manual for yaesu other g 5500 rotator free download. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. 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. 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. This is the major negative of owning yaesu japanese built rotators in the north america. Yaesu rotators that support this computer interface are models g 2800dxadxc, g 0dxadxc, g 800dxa and g 5500 rotators. To get around the need to constantly wire up the g5500 controller every time i wanted to use it, i took the route of using a raspberry pi3 as a tcp serial server, which isnt so hard todo using ser2net. Yaesu g5500 g 5500 g5500 instruction manual pdf service manual for. 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.
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. I did not touch the capacitor of my elevation rotor during the repair session, but michael gamst of circuit design wrote this email to me, including a picture and. Download yaesu rotator g 5500 docs ham radio, amateur radio, two way radio, cb radio, walkie talkie service manuals and reapir information. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500. All the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. Download yaesu rotator g5500 instruction manual of g5500.
Yaesu rotator instruction manual of g5500 double rotator. Current stock status at these ham radio outlet locations. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500 free. I have a yaesu g5500 elaz rotator and the ea4tx rcise interface board.
One lower mast bracket is included with this rotor combination. 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. 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. All trademarks mentioned on this page and in the code are property of their respective owners. Yaesu ft 991a service manuals and schematics fulltext search. The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. The nowdiscontinued g5400b and g5600b replaced by the g5500provide 360 degree azimuth and 180 degree elevation control of medium and largesized unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station operating position. Yaesu g5500 g 5500 g5500 service manual and specs yaesu gs232a gs 232 a gs232a. Compatible with yaesu g5500, g450, g650, hygain and other ac motor rotors. 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. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005. Yaesu rotator computer controllers are interface devices that link your yaesu rotator controller to your computer via rs232 com connection. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. Yaesu g5500 azimuth elevation rotator combo for satellite work.
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. The nowdiscontinued g 5400b and g 5600b replaced by the g 5500 provide 360 degree azimuth and 180 degree elevation control of medium and largesized unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station operating position. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators. The cabling was still ok, and the rotor motor tried to rotate, but no rotation happened.
The yaesu g5500 parts can sometimes be retrofitted, with a bit of work, ask yaesu usa service rotator repair techs for details. Yaesu g2800dxa g 2800 dxa g2800dxa pdf user manual for yaesu g2800dxa g 2800 dxa g2800dxa. Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca. These units include the interface cables for the connections to the rotator controller and a pc serial port. The satnogs project has an arduino shield that, when combined with k3ng arduino code, can act as a yaesu g5500 controller for little cost. If you elect to separate the elevation portion from the azimuth portion of this package an additional lower mast bracket gc038 will be required. The elevation rotator moves very smoothly and accurately as it should tracking designated satellites. So a new project was born, fixing my elevation rotor. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram. It is the cleanest solution and still enables use of the switches on the yaesu controller if you wish. 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. Presently, i am using nova tracking and ars interface software. This is an arduinobased rotator interface that interfaces a computer to a rotator or rotator controller, emulating the yaesu gs232ab and easycom protocols which are supported by a myriad of logging, contest, and control programs. However, the azimuth rotator fluctuates back and forth within 23 degrees.
However, the azimuth rotator fluctuates back and forth within 23. Yaesu upc 788026058860 availability this product requires special order. Gsooa or g550 with the gx500 automatic control adapter. Manual for yaesu other g5500 rotator free download. Replacement capacitor for yaesu g5500 azel rotors after this page appeared on the amsatbb, i received a number of emails, one was of special interest about a replacement capacitor for both the azimuth and the elevation rotor. This software simply takes the output from one of the many satellite tracking programs and converts the heading information from the tracking program. Yaesu g5500 g 5500 g5500 pdf user manual for yaesu g5500 g 5500 g5500. Tower shock absorber joint g2800dxa the ga3000 is a tremendous aid in prolonging the life of your tower and rotator when turning very large arrays.
Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g5500 neven, 9a5yy. Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market. Amsatbb has advised many owners of the 5400, 5500 and 5600 satellite series for repairs but parts are a problem for older models e. Yaesu rotator computer controllers gs232b free shipping on. A variation on method 2 is to use just part of the yaesu controller system eg the output of the direction indication. I have a yaesu g 5500 elaz rotator and the ea4tx rcise interface board. Upon disassembly found the local salt spray and rain had intruded into the rotor assembly. Yaesu g5500 g 5500 g5500 service manual and specs yaesu gs232a gs 232 a gs232a service manual and specs. 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.
View and download yaesu g5500 instruction manual online. The rotators may be mounted together on a mast, or independently with the azimuth rotator inside a tower and the elevation rotator on the must. It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. The yaesu g 5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. In this article i describe a simple rotor to computer interface that can be built for a fraction of the cost of the commercial accessory. Yaesu purchased this rotator line from kenpro kr several years ago. Yaesu g2800dxa g 2800 dxa g2800dxa pdf user manual for yaesu g2800dxa. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. The yaesu g 5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on.
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. Gsoodxcg1 ooodxcg2800dxc awnuth rotator g400 azimuth rotator. May 10, 2014 yaesu g 450a antenna rotator unboxing and testing. Describe your experience with the yaesu g 5500 azel and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or 220 v, for satellites wind load. It seemed to be an obvious solution to improve the boom length of the. May 28, 2011 yaesu g5500 elevation azimuth dual controller an wimodk7zb satellite antenna.
Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u. Broke my g5400b az rotor, will g5500 az rotor be compatible. Installation is easy on the commandline by just using. May 21, 2017 to get around the need to constantly wire up the g5500 controller every time i wanted to use it, i took the route of using a raspberry pi3 as a tcp serial server, which isnt so hard todo using ser2net. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications.
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