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At 05:29 PM 1/24/2005, Zack Widup wrote:

>I thought of that but I never implemented it.  I do have a question about
>the servos, though.
>
>I was considering using one of them to rotate a small directional loop
>antenna.  From the servo spec sheet I located, it appeared that you have
>to continuously send the pulses to the servo in order to have it hold its
>position.  Is that correct? Or is there a way of making the servo hold
>its angular position if the pulses are stopped?

NOT correct. The servo stops trying to maintain it's position if the pulses 
stop.
So, if you send it to 90 degrees, and you keep pulsing it, then you'll find 
it about impossible to change.  If you stop the pulses, then you can rotate 
it by hand, but it will be difficult.