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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/3R3AREFRC56GOZRIKGNO7SWPORWA3EKD/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "3R3AREFRC56GOZRIKGNO7SWPORWA3EKD", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/VDLZZMRX2PYDC2ZVRDF2F442XKVGJG42/", "sender": { "address": "gjd1958 (a) verizon.net", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Greg", "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors", "date": "2016-01-25T11:38:55Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/HDKOVM6BPMUJ7W3ZAQC6AY6NQPWEKRRA/", "children": [ "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/54E36VDSHZ4C4X3LD5FOVE6VBKYTLRIB/" ], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Fred,\n\nIn addition to Kevin’s idea, you might want to consider some home-brew “eggbeaters.” When I first started on the LEO’s, they worked fine to get into the birds, including the ISS. Won’t outperform a beam many times, but they are efficient for the cost.\n\nGreg\nN3MVF\n\nOn Jan 25, 2016, at 5:06 AM, A. Kevin Arber <[email protected]> wrote:\n\nHi Fred,\nIf you're working the current crop of LEO sats, then you don't need an AZ/EL\nsetup. Just AZ will do with the Arrow antenna set to about 20 degrees\nelevation. I control my HD-73 with the Easy Rotor Controller (ERC) using\nSATPC-32. Very simple and works well with the Arrow. Get you started\nwithout too much invested.\nKevin/W3DAD\n\nOn Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Fred Castello <[email protected]>\nwrote:\n\n> Please excuse the newbie. I have been receiving signals on SSB, CW,\n> Packet, and FM via just listening for a while now. I am newly back into\n> the satellites as I used to work the high elliptical orbit birds years\n> ago. Let my license lapse and just got it back and upgraded. Now getting\n> the satellite bug again and have really tried researching on the net but am\n> a bit frustrated by the paucity of az-el rotors available. It seems that\n> there are primarily the Yeasu G-5500 type at $700 to $800 or more or make\n> your own and really no in-between. I am looking to have a permanent\n> installation that could track both az and el and preferably be controlled\n> by SatPC32. I am thinking of starting with a small single antenna with\n> both 2m and 70cm on it (i.e. Arrow or other) which would present very low\n> windage. When I initially got re-interested I was imaging a cheap solution\n> with TV rotors but I don’t see any folks doing this and I would prefer not\n> to have to set my antenna solution up every time I want to work the\n> satellites. Am I missing something or could someone point me to an article\n> or reference that I am not aware of? I really appreciate all of the\n> collective experience in this group and thanks for your time! I am using a\n> Kenwood TS 790A without the 1.2 Ghz installed.\n> Best,\n> Fred Castello, KF4FC\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions\n> expressed\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> AMSAT-NA.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n> \n_______________________________________________\nSent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\nto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed\nare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.\nNot an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\nSubscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n\n", "attachments": [] }