Hi Ross, You are indeed right in what you say, comparing the seemingly minor outlay for something like TeamViewer – but it is a matter of principle. A $100 here, then more $100’s for some other suppor

Hi, RealVNC and Google CHROME RDP, are two excellent alternatives that I too will be looking into. However, Googling for other options, last night, I discovered another program, “ANYDESK”, written by

Hi Bill, I initially started out using Microsoft Remote Desktop, about 15 years ago, and still would continue using it, but then discovered the major benefit of using TeamViewer – until now of course.

Thanks Ross, I think I will now follow your lead and look at other free alternatives to the popular TV. Google Remote Desktop sounds interesting, Although, even subscription based RDP programs can als

Hi again George – and everyone here using TeamViewer Well, I spoke too soon, back on Aug. 5th. Just like you, I too suddenly got a “TV 5-minute time out”, then another after I waited patiently for it

Hi George, At over $700 a seat for “commercial use of their TeamViewer” program, it seems reasonable to just make the contact and explain that you are using it strictly for personal astronomy, and not

Hi Robert, USB-2 hub technology is a bidirectional “two way alternate” technology, whereas USB-3 is “differential, two way simultaneous” transmission. This idea goes back to the days of using copper w

Hi Rolando, I’ve always wondered about your RULE #1 and that PARK-3 is assured to be a completely “stable safe position”. Aren’t you assuming that the telescope is “counterweight heavy” in the first p

Thanks Rolando, Makes sense. But sanding will at least mar the finish, in terms of its looks – “scratches”. But car Chrome polish might fix that. Joe

Thanks for the clarification, Bill. Why would ANY mount manufacturer discontinue using brass inserts in cwts? Makes no sense. Glad I have my old AP-900 cwts. and will buy from another company that doe

Oh - then what is correct ? There was a discussion a while back perhaps last fall, and it was stated, with a web link reference, that – to my surprise - even stainless steel can show signs of rust. Sh

If waxing & oiling didn’t help, I would be reluctant to mar the fine finish on the shaft, using any sandpaper, and possibly expose even its hardened stainless steel surface to premature rusting, or ju

Greg, Agree with you – my AP-900 and AP-1200 counterweights do not squeak either – and they do have bronze bushings, I thought they all did over the years. If they are a problem on some shafts, why no

Hi Wade, I don’t understand your concern, about needing a different saddle adjustment for every scope. You are shimming the saddle “for the mount” orthogonality error, not for each of the scopes. Once

Hi Michael, For those who decide to “repurpose the foam” from cartons that the mounts were shipped in, I thought I would mention the easier way to cut any foam to the shape of the new case. The idea o

Roddy, For some reason I just assumed you used Ray’s “PemPro’s PA Wizard” option to at least do the PA - even if you skip the somewhat more complicated, PEC Curve Creation wizard. PemPro is a really t

Rodd, Have you checked the attachment of the dovetail to your mount’s head? Maybe one of the screws isn’t tightened squarely, or tightly enough, so the entire scope, whichever one you have mounted at

Hi Rodd, I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned this potential cause, but I had the same problem as you have, a couple of years ago. Kept losing a centered target from my STL-11000 FOV ... after any m

Hi Wade, To answer your question, I Googled the question – “Are aircraft cargo holds pressurized? “, and got several answers, about temperature and pressure conditions in cargo. There are two cargo ho

Harry, It should be just fine, even if the AeroShell Grease-33 canister were stale-dated. After all, the wear & tear on the AP mount’s worm gear isn’t nearly the same as on a jetliner’s massive landin