Controlling Radios and Rotators
The
Azimuth
area allows you to control the
Azimuth of the rotator device. You can change
the value by clicking on the corresponding
arrows; however, if tracking is enabled your
changes will be overridden with the Azimuth of
the target satellite.
The bottom of the area contains a field showing
the current Azimuth as read back from the
rotator device. If the device is not engaged this
field will simply show
---
instead of a number. If
there was error in the communication with
hamlib this field will show
ERROR
.
The
Elevation
area allows you to control the
Elevation of the rotator device. You can change
the value by clicking on the corresponding
arrows; however, if tracking is enabled your
changes will be overridden with the Elevation of
the target satellite.
The bottom of the area contains a field showing
the current Elevation as read back from the
rotator device. If the device is not engaged this
field will simply show
---
instead of a number. If
there was error in the communication with
hamlib this field will show
ERROR
.
The
Target
area contains widgets for selecting
the target object. You can select a new target
at any time and any effects it might have on the
rotator settings will be applied instantaneously.
Note, however, that the target position is only
applied if you enable the
Track
button.
The
Δ
T field shows the time left until AOS or
LOS in HH:MM:SS format.
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