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lfa Radio Ltd.
11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8
sales@alfaradio.ca
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This manual is for use with units sold by
Canada. on or after March 1, 2022.
and may operate using different voltages.
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lfa ROT1Prog Controller
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- Page 1 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca lfa ROT1Prog Controller Revised 15 SEP 2022 http://www.alfaradio.ca This manual is for use with units sold by lfa Radio Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. on or after March 1, 2022.
- Page 2 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 1.3 P ......................... 4 HOTOS AND DESCRIPTION 1.3.1 F ROT1P ................................. 4 RONT 1.3.2 B ROT1P – USB V ............................. 4 ERSION 1.3.3 B ROT1P –...
- Page 3 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 1 Introduction The ROT1Prog is an electronic controller used for turning rotators. The Controller may be connected to a single rotator and operates with a direct current motor.
- Page 4 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 1.3 Photos and description 1.3.1 Front ROT1Prog Left and Right rotation keys Setup and Function Keys 4 digit display Overlap Indicator Not used 1.3.2 Back ROT1Prog – USB Version...
- Page 5 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 1.3.3 Back ROT1Prog – Serial Version Note: This version of the ROT1Prog is no longer made. This information is provided for customers who already have one of these units.
- Page 6 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 2 INSTALLATION ROT1Prog 2.1 Wiring for BIG-RAK, RAK, RAU or RAEL Refer to applicable lfa Radio Rotator Manual 2.2 Mouse Controller (Optional) The optional mouse controller allows easy desktop access to the most commonly used front panel controls.
- Page 7 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca In addition to the above controls, you will find 6 programmable Preset buttons on the mouse. Programmable Preset buttons are only available with the optional mouse controller.
- Page 8 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca button steps through the setup menu. The display cycles through each of the setup menu items. 1.00 0.50 ratio setting ( Default is 1.00 ) 1.00...
- Page 9 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca The Programmable Low Limit is a user adjustable counter-clockwise travel limit value. By increasing this value, the minimum counter-clockwise rotation travel can be restricted. Use the buttons to adjust the value.
- Page 10 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca - Yaesu - Heading Adjust (numbers blinking) This setting can be used to make minor heading adjustments without causing the rotator to turn. If you notice that the heading displayed on the controller to a...
- Page 11 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca Comm Port settings are 1200-8-n-1. 3.3 Rotator Testing Refer to Applicable lfa Radio Rotator Manual Page 11 of 17 AlfaSpid_ROT1Prog_15SEP2022.odt Copyright lfa Radio Ltd. 2022...
- Page 12 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 3.4 Resetting the Controller Since there are no mechanical limits in the rotator, it may be installed with the antenna pointing in any direction. There is no reason to locate “TRUE NORTH” until you are ready to calibrate the control box.
- Page 13 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca You will need to leave sufficient coax length to accommodate the additional 180 degrees of over-travel on each end of normal rotation (720 degrees total).
- Page 14 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca - Preset Mode - Normal Operations Mode In Normal Operations Mode, the buttons cause rotation as long as the buttons are pressed. Pressing while in normal operations mode will take you to setup mode.
- Page 15 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca In Preset Mode, the buttons cause rotation as long as the buttons are pressed. With the optional mouse attached, the six preset buttons can be used to select a desired beam heading. Preset beam heading values are set in...
- Page 16 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 5 Typical travel of an lfa Rotator Blue 0 to 180 is the dot (flashing) PH over travel (Right 180 side of diagram) Red 0 to 180 is the dot(non flashing) PL over travel (Left 180 side of diagram)
- Page 17 Radio Ltd. 11211 - 154 St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5M 1X8 sales@alfaradio.ca 780-466-5779 www.alfaradio.ca 12 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY Alfa Rotators and controllers lfa Radio Ltd. warrants to original purchaser of the product, that the product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the following periods after such date of...
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