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Originally Posted by Terry B
I found the opposite. The pulse guiding was much too jerky and I couldn't control it. The guider port on the mount with my QHY5 guider using either guide master or PHD was accurate and very easy to set up.
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I am not sure how you used pulse-guiding with EQMOD, but I use PHD with EQMOD, is this similar to what you tried.
If you are already using ST4 you really do not need to convert to pulse-guiding anyway.
I suppose the full use of Pulse Guiding in EQMOD is different for every user. I must admit when it comes down to it I prefer ST4 guiding but the main reason is I can't afford a proper ST4 guide scope. On the second front I have multiple project under-way that require my attention prior to starting UNI. I was going to make a simple ST4 guide from USB to ST4 but As I have managed to get the pulse guide to work along with the cheap guide scope I at least do not need to do this project until I have completed the rest.
I imagine that I will get to a point where my webcam is not going to lock onto a star but that will show in time and will be AP that I will not take.
One issue that is concerning but not major is that I cannot utilise planetary software at the same time as ASCOM cannot run 2 instances, but a quick fix of locating using the planetary software then disconnecting then letting PHD connect is just as good.