Made sure that the alignment mode is preserved when parked, across sessions.

Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests/TelescopeUnitTests.cs

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
             _testProperties.AlignmentStatus = alignmentStatus.ToCharArray();
 
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendChars("GW", false, 3)).Returns(() => new string(_testProperties.AlignmentStatus));
+            _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendString("GW", false)).Returns(() => new string(_testProperties.AlignmentStatus));
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendBlind("AP", false)).Callback(() => _testProperties.AlignmentStatus[1] = 'T');
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendBlind("AL", false)).Callback(() => _testProperties.AlignmentStatus[1] = 'N');
 
@@ -808,9 +809,10 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         [Test]
         public void AlignmentMode_Get_WhenUnknownAlignmentMode_ThrowsException()
         {
-            _testProperties.AlignmentMode = "";
             ConnectTelescope();
 
+            _testProperties.AlignmentMode = "";
+
             Assert.Throws<InvalidValueException>(() =>
             {
                 var actualResult = _telescope.AlignmentMode;

Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs

@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                                         SendCurrentDateTime("Connect");
                                     }
                                 }
+
+                                SharedResources.AlignmentMode = AlignmentMode;
                             }
                             else
                             {
@@ -1050,6 +1052,8 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
 
                 //:AL# Sets telescope to Land alignment mode
                 //Returns: nothing
+
+                SharedResources.AlignmentMode = AlignmentMode;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2805,8 +2809,6 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
             }
         }
 
-        private AlignmentModes _savedAlignmode;
-
         public bool Tracking
         {
             get
@@ -2833,12 +2835,12 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
 
                 if (!value)
                 {
-                    _savedAlignmode = AlignmentMode;
+                    SharedResources.AlignmentMode = AlignmentMode;
                     SharedResourcesWrapper.SendBlind("AL");
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    AlignmentMode = _savedAlignmode;
+                    AlignmentMode = SharedResources.AlignmentMode;
                 }
             }
         }

Meade.net/SharedResources.cs

@@ -568,22 +568,6 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
 
         #endregion
         
-        public static void Lock(Action action)
-        {
-            lock (LockObject)
-            {
-                action();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static T Lock<T>(Func<T> func)
-        {
-            lock (LockObject)
-            {
-                return func();
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Skeleton of a hardware class, all this does is hold a count of the connections,
         /// in reality extra code will be needed to handle the hardware in some way
@@ -626,6 +610,13 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
             private set => _isParked.Set(value);
         }
 
+        private static readonly ThreadSafeValue<AlignmentModes> _alignmentMode = AlignmentModes.algAltAz;
+        public static AlignmentModes AlignmentMode
+        {
+            get => _alignmentMode;
+            set => _alignmentMode.Set(value);
+        }
+
         private static readonly ThreadSafeValue<PierSide> _sideOfPier = PierSide.pierUnknown;
         /// <summary>
         /// Start with <see cref="PierSide.pierUnknown"/>.