Rotor control box can be modified to operate on 220240 vac. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators. I use nova for windows for my satellite tracking program into the 5500 s control box. 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. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program. If you follow some important basic rules you will find that you may. How do i convert mail merge documents to individual pdf. 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. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league.
Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint. Nope, yaesu has never published a service manual for the yaesu kenpro rotators. The cabling was still ok, and the rotor motor tried to rotate, but no rotation happened. So a new project was born, fixing my elevation rotor. The yaesu g5500dc provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control. Use the standard arduino process for installing and using this library. Etsits 102 361 parts 14 4 level fsk tdma constant envelope modulation. I have a micro soft word mail merge using microsoft excel as the data source. 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. 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 is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. Azimuthelevation combination for space communication. 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. Here are some pictures from the repair of the g 5500 azel rotor which had been installed for 2.
Yaesu vr5000 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. I want to create 5500 pdf files with a field in the excel field merge field as the name of each pdf file. 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. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500. This is the full text index of all service manuals, schematics, datasheets and repair information documents. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios.
Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. After rectification d1 bridge, the dc voltage goes to a 6 volt 3pin regulator ic q2 7806c. Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market. Method 1 preferred because it maintains the safeguards of the yaesu controller and enables the use of the yaesu switches. The 5500 is about the only game in town if you need an azel rotor for satellite work. The top secondary schematic powers the g5500 control board and the lower secondary powers the rotator motors 24 vac. Download yaesu rotator g 5500 docs ham radio, amateur radio, two way radio, cb radio, walkie talkie service manuals and reapir information. 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. One lower mast bracket is included with this rotor combination.
It will provide clues for interfacing to other rotators. Please read this manual carefully before installing the rotators. The gs232a contains its own microprocessor with rom and ram. The yaesu g 5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. Set the select switch on the back of the control box to adj mode. There are several ways you can interface to the yaesu rotators. The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium.
I want to create 5500 pdf files with a field in the excel field merge field as the name of each pdf. The two factorylubricated rotator units are housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast aluminum, to provide maintenancefree. 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. This page reports on how i interfaced to a friends g 5500 rotator. The factorylubricated rotator unit is housed in weatherproof melamine resin coated diecast aluminum, to provide maintenancefree. This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to easily control yaesu s g 5500. Rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group.
Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u. View and download yaesu g 5500 instruction manual online. 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. Upon disassembly found the local salt spray and rain had intruded into the rotor assembly. All the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. Yaesu rotator instruction manual of g5500 double rotator. 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. Download yaesu rotator g550 instruction manual of g5500. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005. I would suggest joining the easy rotor control yahoo group and post your. Use only the supplied fused cable, extended if necessary, for power connection. 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. View and download vertex standard vx4000 series operating manual online.
User awareness instructions should accompany device when transferred to other users. View online or download yaesu g 5500 user manual, instruction manual. Download free pdf for yaesu g5500 rotator other manual. That 6 vdc output is the dc voltage source for the g5500. Azimuthelevation combination rotator is ideal for space communication antennas. I read this in manual for satcom application by neoklis kyriazis 5b4az and manual for. The top secondary schematic powers the g 5500 control board and the lower secondary powers the rotator motors 24 vac. Press and hold this switch for one second to toggle the receivers power on and off. Yaesu g 5500 g 5500 g5500 pdf user manual for yaesu g 5500 g 5500 g5500. There are scattered web sites on internet for diy repairing various models.
Yaesu g5500 azimutelevation kombi rotor classic international. It seemed to be an obvious solution to improve the boom length of the. Text is extracted from adobe acrobat pdf or plain text documents so that you are able to perform searches inside the files. Manual for yaesu other g 5500 rotator free download. 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. 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. That 6 vdc output is the dc voltage source for the g 5500 control board and. Yaesu ft 991a service manuals and schematics fulltext search.
Dsub 25pin accessory connector external tx audio line input, ptt push to. Yaesu g 5500 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. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. Like dstar icom and fusion yaesu, dmr is another digital transmission modes, it is codified in a standard. The yaesu g5500 azel clamshell rotator design utilizes 98 heavy. 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. If you elect to separate the elevation portion from the azimuth portion of this package an additional lower mast bracket gc038 will be required. Vertex standard vx4000 series operating manual pdf. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc voltage proportional to the position of the rotor. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram.
The yaesu g5500 provide azimuth and elevation control of medium and large size unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g 5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. The ga3000 is a tremendous aid in prolonging the life of your tower and rotator when turning very large arrays. Amsatbb has advised many owners of the 5400, 5500 and 5600 satellite series for repairs but parts are a problem for older models e. Successfully merging a pull request may close this issue.
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