The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium. There are several ways you can interface to the yaesu rotators. Like dstar icom and fusion yaesu, dmr is another digital transmission modes, it is codified in a standard. It seemed to be an obvious solution to improve the boom length of the.
How do i convert mail merge documents to individual pdf. The top secondary schematic powers the g 5500 control board and the lower secondary powers the rotator motors 24 vac. Vx 5500 operating manual page 1 vx 5500 operating manual the vx 5500 series are fullfeatured fm transceivers designed for flexible mobile and base station business communications in the vhf 5010 watts. 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. Lcd liquid crystal display the upper half of the display consists of a dotmatrix display for frequency readout, plus various icons representing enabled receiver features. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league. I have a micro soft word mail merge using microsoft excel as the data source. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500. The yaesu g5500 azel clamshell rotator design utilizes 98 heavy. Download yaesu rotator g550 instruction manual of g5500. Download free pdf for yaesu g5500 rotator other manual. 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. It will provide clues for interfacing to other rotators.
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. Use the standard arduino process for installing and using this library. Gs232a computer control interface for yaesu antenna rotators the gs232a provide digital control of most models of yaesu antenna rotatorsl from the serial port of an external personal computer. 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. I read this in manual for satcom application by neoklis kyriazis 5b4az and manual for. If you follow some important basic rules you will find that you may. View online or download yaesu g 5500 user manual, instruction manual. 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 g 5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. That 6 vdc output is the dc voltage source for the g 5500 control board and. The cabling was still ok, and the rotor motor tried to rotate, but no rotation happened. There are scattered web sites on internet for diy repairing various models. Upon disassembly found the local salt spray and rain had intruded into the rotor assembly. I want to create 5500 pdf files with a field in the excel field merge field as the name of each pdf.
This is the full text index of all service manuals, schematics, datasheets and repair information documents. The top secondary schematic powers the g5500 control board and the lower secondary powers the rotator motors 24 vac. Page 6 vx5500 operating manual rf exposure compliance and control guidelines and operating instructions to control exposure to yourself and others and to ensure compliance with the rf exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures. View and download vertex standard vx4000 series operating manual online. Yaesu rotator instruction manual of g5500 double rotator. Here are some pictures from the repair of the g 5500 azel rotor which had been installed for 2. View and download yaesu g 5500 instruction manual online. So a new project was born, fixing my elevation rotor. Rotor control box can be modified to operate on 220240 vac. This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to easily control yaesu s g 5500.
Azimuthelevation combination rotator is ideal for space communication antennas. 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. Yaesu g 5500 g 5500 g5500 pdf user manual for yaesu g 5500 g 5500 g5500. This page reports on how i interfaced to a friends g 5500 rotator. The 5500 is about the only game in town if you need an azel rotor for satellite work. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program.
Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators. Set the select switch on the back of the control box to adj mode. I use nova for windows for my satellite tracking program into the 5500 s control box. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint. Rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group. Method 1 preferred because it maintains the safeguards of the yaesu controller and enables the use of the yaesu switches.
Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. The factorylubricated rotator unit is housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast aluminum, to provide maintenancefree. After rectification d1 bridge, the dc voltage goes to a 6 volt 3pin regulator ic q2 7806c. Yaesu vr5000 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. Etsits 102 361 parts 14 4 level fsk tdma constant envelope modulation. Nope, yaesu has never published a service manual for the yaesu kenpro rotators.
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. I want to create 5500 pdf files with a field in the excel field merge field as the name of each pdf file. The gs232a contains its own microprocessor with rom and ram. Vertex standard vx4000 series operating manual pdf. The yaesu g5500dc provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control. Please read this manual carefully before installing the rotators. That 6 vdc output is the dc voltage source for the g5500. 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. Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u. 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 ft 991a service manuals and schematics fulltext search. Dsub 25pin accessory connector external tx audio line input, ptt push to.
Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005. 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. I would suggest joining the easy rotor control yahoo group and post your. All the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. Yaesu g 5500 g 5500 g5500 instruction manual pdf service manual for. Azimuthelevation combination for space communication. Text is extracted from adobe acrobat pdf or plain text documents so that you are able to perform searches inside the files. Yaesu g5500 azimutelevation kombi rotor classic international. The two factorylubricated rotator units are housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast aluminum, to provide maintenancefree.
One lower mast bracket is included with this rotor combination. 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. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. As described in an earlier post, a few weeks ago i burnt out the azimuth portion of my yaesu g 5500 rotator similar to a g5400 after the antenna array accidentally hit the rooftop. The yaesu g 5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites.
Manual for yaesu other g 5500 rotator free download. Press and hold this switch for one second to toggle the receivers power on and off. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment. The ga3000 is a tremendous aid in prolonging the life of your tower and rotator when turning very large arrays. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. User awareness instructions should accompany device when transferred to other users. Use only the supplied fused cable, extended if necessary, for power connection. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc voltage proportional to the position of the rotor. The yaesu g5500 provide azimuth and elevation control of medium and large size unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station. It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. Successfully merging a pull request may close this issue. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram. If you elect to separate the elevation portion from the azimuth portion of this package an additional lower mast bracket gc038 will be required.
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