[Dx4win] Weird rotor happenings.

[Garry Shapiro]

Sounds like you may have configured the Rotator control in DX4WIN for a 30m
antenna to have a 90 degree offset, as you would for a rotary dipole mounted
along the boom of another yagi in the stack.

Garry, NI6T

-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of w3pt at comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:46 AM
To: John, K9EL; Tony Lord; dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Weird rotor happenings.


John, true that the propagation moves around, but, when you type FT8X into
DX4Win from my location it says 123 degrees. If I select long path the
antenna moves to 303 degrees as it should. However, on 30M the antenna moves
to 30 degrees for long path and ONLY on 30 meters.

Bob

-------------- Original message --------------

> The signal from the USA to FT8X can take many paths since it is just about
> on the opposite of the world. You have to check all directions as the
> signal can change from short path to over EU to long path in a matter of
> minutes. The best way to see that is to look at the Great Circle chart
> based on FT8X. You can see that the beam headings from FT8X to the USA is
> from 0 to 360. You can download a chart at ftp://24.13.127.140.
>
> 73,
> John
> K9EL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Lord"
> To: ;
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 7:41 AM
> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Weird rotor happenings.
>
>
>
>
> Dear Bob,
>
> Very strange indeed, for what its worth I just checked him on all bands
15m
> through 40m and DX4WIN V6.04 gave me same beam heading (137) for each
> frequency! Importand thing is, did you work him?? Aftery tring for hours
> yesterday, I at last got him SSB on 15m about one hour ago, he was only 34
> but he gave me 59!
>
> Good luck and 73's de Tony G8DQZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of w3pt at comcast.net
> Sent: 21 March 2005 12:41
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Weird rotor happenings.
>
> While chasing FT5XO on the various bands I got quirky antenna headings.
>
> On 15 and 20 meters short path and long path were the correct headings.
>
> When I went to 30 and 40 meters, short path was correct but long path
ended
> up around 30 degrees, 300 degrees off.
>
> Anyone have an answer for this?
>
> Bob, W3PT
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