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Category: Antenna Rotators & Accessories

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Review Summary For : EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL
Reviews: 81MSRP: 74
Description:
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL is a add-on controller for azimuth-rotors. It supports the control of various rotors by a standard RS232-interface. It might be installed directly into the rotor-controllers housing or in an external housing.
Product is in production
More Info: http://schmidt-alba.de
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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N2EIK Rating: 2010-11-05
The best! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
(1) Great communication with the company.
(2) Easy to assemble and very good documentation.
(3) setup is point and click, no headaches.

TS-B2000 on com1
ERC on USB to serial on com3
Ham Radio Deluxe and HRD rotor control

Flawless!
OK1AU Rating: 2010-10-25
Great product Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
It is absolutely splendid device! The documentation is well arranged and clear. The construction took less than one hour and it was in operation at first switch on. After emplacement it into control panel I made a quick calibration and since that it works smoothly. I can only recommend it!
HB9EDM Rating: 2010-07-13
great support Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Very easy to assemble.
Works without problem with many program.
Good and complete documentation.
Very cheap.
Fantastic support.

THKS RENE!
W3DEI Rating: 2010-07-12
Great Product, Outstanding Customer Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
For a while I had been looking for a way to computer control my old CDE TR-44 Rotor. I finally stumbled across the easy rotor control. After sending an e-mail to Rene with some questions on a Sunday afternoon (Sunday Evening in Germany) I was not expecting an answer until the next day. I received an email answering all my questions within the hour. I decided to order one (after all it is the lowest priced control I have found) I am very glad I did. The control is well designed and very easy to build. I built, tested, calibrated and installed it all in one afternoon. I have used it now for a couple of weeks (proably harder than I should have) and it has performed flawlessly.
Thanks Rene for this fine product and the great customer service.

Gary
W3DEI
VE2DX Rating: 2010-06-20
New ERC-R announced Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just released this morning

This is the announcement for the new very small ERC-R from Rene, it is the smallest interface I have ever encountered and very impressive design...

I just got a unit in am working on a review for the HRD Rotor forum hopefully this week...

but first impressions are "WOW!"

73

Richard ve2dx


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(from DF9GR)

Just in time for the HAM-Radio exhibition 2010 in Friedrichshafen / Germany we released our new 2-axis-interface ERC-R.

- ERC-R is an miniature-interface for such rotators, where the control-box already has a remote-connector
- ERC-R provides the following features :
o Miniature-PCB 67mmx45mm
o ready assembled with SMD + connectors in THT
o USB with FTDI-chipset
o Low-Power-Design with Open-Collector- and OPTOMOS-outputs
o USB-powered or external with 7..15V DC
o Direct control through LCD, LED and keyboard
- ERC-R provides the following connections
o Rotor-controllers through 10 solder-pads
o LCD through 10-pole boxheader
o LED+switches through 10-pole boxheader
- A first production-lot will be available on the HAM-Radio exhibition (A1-413) June 25th.-27th. in Friedrichshafen
- For more details about the ERC-R :
http://schmidt-alba.de/English/ERC-R/erc-r.html

Rechtzeitig zur HAM-Radio 2010 wurde unser neues 2-Achsen-Interface ERC-R fertiggestellt.

- ERC-R ist ein Interface, welches ideal zu allen Rotoren passt deren Steuergeräte bereits über einen Fernsteueranschluss verfügen.
- ERC-R verfügt über folgende Eigenschaften :
o Miniatur-PCB 67mmx45mm
o komplett bestückt in SMD-Technik + Steckverbinder in THT
o USB mit FTDI-Chipset
o Low-Power-Design mit Open-Collector- und OPTOMOS-Ausgängen
o USB-powered oder extern mit 7..15V DC
o Direkte Steuerung und Anzeige über LCD, LED und Tastenfeld
- ERC-R verfügt über folgende Anschlussmöglichkeiten
o Rotor-Steuergerät über 10-pol. Lötleiste
o LCD über 10-pol. Wannenstecker
o LED+Tastenfeld über 10-pol. Wannenstecker
- Ein erstes Produktionslos wird auf der HAM-Radio (A1-413) verfügbar sein.
- Weitere Informationen zum ERC-R finden Sie auf der Produktseite
http://schmidt-alba.de/Deutsch/ERC-R/erc-r.html

vy73 Rene DF9GR (ERC-Support)







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Earlier 5-star review posted by VE2DX on 2010-03-01

Hello All!,

been beating up the ERC-1 and ERC-3D and not only does my frst comments (below) still stand, thsi unit is really impressive...

you can read my reviews at

ERC-1 = http://forums.ham-radio.ch/showthread.php?t=19140

ERC-3D = http://forums.ham-radio.ch/showthread.php?t=19168

Rene DF9GR really did some nice stuff with these little units...

73

Richard ve2dx

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Earlier 5-star review posted by VE2DX on 2010-02-06

must admit first impressions are impressive...

I got the ERC-3D (Az and AZ/Elev support) and the design is very nice, very high density PCB incredibly flexible and precise calibration via utility...

all and all very positive first impressions... will do extensive testing with multiple diff rotors and let you know results...

73

Richard ve2dx
KK7X Rating: 2010-06-09
Great Product Great Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I debated for years about computer control for my rotator. I found the ERC and decided to order. I received the kit and really taking my time assembled the kit. When I tested the unit I had no response. I emailed back and forth with Rene following each step until we determined that I needed to send the assembly to Rene for review. He found that I had mad a few errors in assembly (old eyes) and he fixed the errors and returned the unit at no charge. What a great product and even better service. Even though the errors were my fault Rene took care of the issue. Who could ask for anything more? I highly recommend this product.
SM0AGP Rating: 2010-06-07
I am lyrical Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The new life of my 30 years old CDR HAM-M has started. The ERC-1 is a high quality product, both print, components and software. And not only the two included control programs were outstanding, the calibration software was as well. And it functions perfect together with HRD. Tracking satellites perfect. And no problem to use it with my remote equipment RRC 1258 from microbit. But best of all Rene, DF9GR, have been extreamly helpfull and friendly. His customer support is unrivalled. Much value for a very nice price. SM0AGP/Seth
IZ3KGJ Rating: 2009-12-18
Simply Easy! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I needed a tracking system for my new VHF EME array.
I found Rene's website and I decided for ERC because the reasonable price. He is very quick to answer at the emails and to send the controller.
Building takes abt 1 hour and another hour for the installation inside the rotator's control box. It can be easily fitted in any box because is very small.
As my antenna system can not be temporary elevated at 90° for the standard calibration, Rene modified in few hours the software and the firmware to let me to set at 45° the zenithal rotator.
Simply wonderful!
After few minutes my tracking system was working at 100%.
Together with the direct assistance of the producer, you really can't go wrong!
Very useful the calibration's feature every 30° for the azimuthal rotator for very precise settings in case of non perfectly linear potentiometers.
73 de Stefano IZ3KGJ
DL1NUX Rating: 2009-07-26
Good product - good price Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was looking for an easy interface to remote control my antenna rotor. But the spanish product was to expensive for me. Soon I've found Rene's website and contacted him. Some days later I had my interface. I had problems with the non-linearity of my Yaesu rotor, but Rene helped me very fast with a new version of the control software. This problem seems to be with some Yaesu rotors. But now it works perfectly. Thanks to good and fast support by Rene DF9GR. Cheap and good! 5 Points!
CT3FQ Rating: 2009-07-23
Easy ! What else? Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have setup the ERC kit in a couple of hours. The manuals are excellent. The ERC Kit have all the full needed protections against SC and RF. I have asked for support for the rotor calibration feature software, and , in few minutes, by email, Rene has found and correct my mistake.

My goal was connected my YAESU rotors to the new win-test V4 funcionality and, without any surprise, it works very well.

What ERC needs more? Perhaps a PVC BOX and a couple of LEDs?