It is the Yaesu.


Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Talking box for the SteppIr SDA100 controller

Hi Alan,

Is your 2800 the Orion from M2, or the Yasu?

As I said in my earlier post, I have had the Green Heron Controller for 
about 2 years now and love it.

I am controlling an M2 Orion 2800 rotor with it.

It can control most any rotor.  When you order it, Jeff from Green Heron 
will set it up for the rotor you plan to use.  There are 2 versions of the 
Orion 2800, one is DC and the other is AC so if there is this possibility 
with yours, you will need to give this info to Jeff.  You can call him at: 
(585) 217-9093 and he is great to work with.

You will need sighted assistance to set up the parameters you want from 
either the included software or from the controls on the controller itself. 
The software is in JAVA and JAWS would not read it.  There is a newer 
version then what I have, perhaps it can be used although I have not tried 
it yet.

Some of the settings you can configure are as follows:  ramp up and ramp 
down of motor speed to reduce stress on tower and rotor when turning large 
loads like yours, maximum motor speed, over travel beyond the normal 360 
degrees if your motor doesn't have limit switches, North or South center of 
rotation and several others.  You can also save the settings to a file to be

used later should you do a firmware update.

The controller has three push buttons on the front, as follows: CCW, CW and 
setup.  When in the setup mode the CCW and CW controls are used to make 
selections in the setup mode.  There is a Point-and-shoot knob that you can 
use to approximate a heading and when you turn the knob to the desired 
heading, the controller will go there.  The control has about a 330 to 340 
degree rotation so it is not difficult to approximate the desired heading.

I am very happy with this controller and it should be the last one I will 
need to purchase.

If you have additional questions, I will try to help.

By the way, Array Solutions is one of their dealers.

73

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Talking box for the SteppIr SDA100 controller


> Hello Howard,
>
> How do you like your Green Heron?  I have been considering whether to get
> one or not.  I am told that the Yaesu G2800 can be controlled by the box.
> From everyone that I have talked to, everyone loves it.
>
> 73
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 12:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Talking box for the SteppIr SDA100 controller
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> While I don't own a SteppIR antenna, I purchased a HamPod to control my
> Green Heron rotor controller approximately 2 years ago.
>
> As far as I am concerned, this was well worth the investment.  I guess I
> could have used my computer to control the rotor, this is a pain in the 
> ars,
>
> much more efficient to push a few buttons on a dedicated device.
>
> By the way, one HamPod can control up to 2 devices.  Since the HamPod is
> built into the Steppir controllers, I am not sure if you would have that
> functionality.
>
> Rob monitors this list and hopefully he will comment on this if I am 
> wrong.
>
> Rob, keep up the great work, I appreciate it much.
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 10:15 AM
> Subject: Talking box for the SteppIr SDA100 controller
>
>
>>
>>
>> For those of you with SteppIr antennas, W6QUV, Mike Cozzolino, has
>> developed
>> a box that connects to the SDA100 that can speak the data produced by the
>> SteppIr DXA100 control unit.  I will have one soon for my DB36.  In order
>> to
>> connect the talking box to the SDA100, you must send the controller to
>> Mike
>> where he installs a small interface board into it.  Once that has been
>> done,
>> Mike ships the hadware back to you.  I think that it will be of great
>> interest to blind SteppIr owners.
>>
>> I believe that the cost is about $290 + shipping.  Having used my DB36 
>> for
>> several years, and my 4 element SteppIr for 6 years before that, I can
>> tell
>> you how annoying it is to not be able to read the controller display..
>> When
>> I get mine get from Mike, and after I have had a chance to play with it, 
>> I
>> will post my experiences with it here.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best 73
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>>
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>