I just hope they make it down to my name on the list. Donald Gaines

Hi folks, I was lucky enough to be notified recently I’m going to be the proud father of an 1100GTO mount. I have read through the GTOCP4 Operating Instructions as I plan on how to connect the mount t

Thanks Christopher, That’s a great idea. I hadn’t considered that. I have been watching the forum for some time and see some very interesting threads from some really interesting people. I wonder who

Thanks Liam and Jeffery, Looks like you all agree. I looked up NUC and RDP, and I understand. Looks like I have some homework to do but this seems like something I can do. Liam, thanks for explaining

Thanks Yves and Mike, I am going to follow your advice. Can’t go wrong with something that’s working for so many folks for such a long time. I told Daleen at Astro-Physics it amazing how helpful and p

Thanks Christopher, I’ve got one PC to dedicate to it already with an SSD drive, looks like I’m going to need another. I’ve heard of the Toughbook before, it seemed to be highly recommended. With what

Thanks for the info Tom, Great setup. The hub you mention, it is a USB hub, and do you know the brand and part number of the hub? Regards, Don

Thanks Tom, Looks like what I’ll need. Regards, Don

Even better Tom, and I see the advantage to it being powered. Thanks, Don

Hi, I’m new to the group but it looks like I’m going to be getting an 1100GTO as well. I am familiar with Astro-Physics piers and I think they are extremely well made, very solid, and work extremely w

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Hi Mike, I was thinking sand at first, but concrete may be a better idea. What are your thoughts on it? Don

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This is all really great information. Thanks every body. Don

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Hi Len, That is a very nice pier. What you say makes a lot of sense. It looks like the sides were rolled to produce the shape. Thanks, Don

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Hi Pete, I’m kind of new to the forum, so take my thoughts with a grain of sand. I’m building a pier to which I will attach the 119FSA for an 1100GTO I hope to have soon. I plan on using all 8 holes.

Hi Christopher, My computer has no RS-232 (Serial I think) ports, just USB. Would the 15’ serial cable that comes with the 1100GTO mount along with the Astro-Physics Serial to USB converter, provide t

Hi Howard, Thanks for the info. I thought I might have add a card with serial ports. I’ll go that route. Thanks for your advice. Regards, Don Gaines

Thanks Christopher, I’m going to put a serial port card into my computer and use the serial cable that comes with the mount. Thanks to all of you for all your help. There are some seriously smart peop

I can connect with APCC to the mount with the 15 ft serial cable which came with the mount, using Serial Port 3. I think this part is working because I am able to control the mount with APCC, driving

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Hi Liam, Oops, got it figured out. I read where TheSky X had drivers for the 1100GTO, so I didn’t select TeleAPI selection, selected com port 5 (virtual), and corrected the time on my computer to matc

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Hi MJB87, Thanks for the info, I was wondering one could get the job done without a planetarium program. Regards, Don

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