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| − | The Portsdown 4 ISS Tracker is designed to control an az/el rotator to track the ISS during a HamTV transmission. Initial testing has been on a G5500 rotator using the g5500pi controller software connected to the rotator; however, other rotator controllers supported by HamLib rotctl may be compatible. | + | The Portsdown 4 ISS Tracker is designed to control an az/el rotator to track the ISS during a HamTV transmission. Initial testing has been on a G5500 rotator using the g5500pi controller software (https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ham/G5500/) connected to the rotator; however, other rotator controllers supported by HamLib rotctl may be compatible. |
===Portsdown Implementation=== | ===Portsdown Implementation=== | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 20 April 2026
The Portsdown 4 ISS Tracker is designed to control an az/el rotator to track the ISS during a HamTV transmission. Initial testing has been on a G5500 rotator using the g5500pi controller software (https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ham/G5500/) connected to the rotator; however, other rotator controllers supported by HamLib rotctl may be compatible.
Portsdown Implementation
To access the rotator menu, go to M3, ISS HamTV RX Merger, ISS Tracker Set-up.
Before use, the Controller needs to be configured. Set either "Controller G5500pi" (the default) or "Controller HamLib".
If using the G5500pi controller
Supported HamLib Rotator Controllers
Portsdown 4 uses an early version of HamLib (rotctl(d), Hamlib 3.3) that supports the following controllers:
Rot # Mfg Model Version Status
1 Hamlib Dummy 0.2 Beta
2 Hamlib NET rotctl 0.3 Beta
201 Hamlib EasycommI 0.4 Beta
202 Hamlib EasycommII 0.4 Beta
204 Hamlib EasycommIII 0.4 Alpha
301 XQ2FOD Fodtrack 0.2 Stable
401 Idiom Press Rotor-EZ 2010-02-14 Beta
402 Idiom Press RotorCard 2010-02-14 Untested
403 Hy-Gain DCU-1/DCU-1X 2010-08-23 Untested
404 DF9GR ERC 2010-08-23b Alpha
405 Green Heron RT-21 2014-09-14 Alpha
501 SARtek SARtek-1 0.2 Untested
601 Yaesu GS-232A 0.3 Beta
602 Yaesu/Kenpro GS-232 0.1 Beta
603 Yaesu GS-232B 0.2 Beta
604 F1TE GS232/F1TE Tracker 0.1 Beta
701 WA6UFQ PcRotor 0.1 Untested
801 Heathkit HD 1780 Intellirotor 0.1 Beta
901 SPID Rot2Prog 1.0 Stable
902 SPID Rot1Prog 1.0 Stable
903 SPID MD-01/02 (ROT2 mode) 1.0 Stable
1001 M2 RC2800 0.1.1 Beta
1101 EA4TX ARS RCI AZ&EL 0.1 Beta
1102 EA4TX ARS RCI AZ 0.1 Beta
1201 AMSAT IF-100 0.1 Untested
1301 LA7LKA ts7400 0.1 Beta
1401 Celestron NexStar 0.1 Untested
1501 DG9OAA Ether6 (via ethernet) 0.1 Beta
1601 CNCTRK CNCTRK 0.1 Untested
1701 Prosistel Prosistel D 0.3 Beta
1801 Meade LX200 0.1 Alpha