I have one of the boards, the PIC, documentation on CD, and all the parts, if anyone is interested in building one of these units.
Make an offer off-list....
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Howell" bhowell@mail.utexas.edu To: "Amsat List" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:00 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: controller and Rotator help
Myles,
My friend is using a Yaesu 5400 rotor (the currently available model is the 5500). I do not believe that he has had any problem with it, nor have I. He uses a controller created by Mark Spencer, WA8SME. Here is a link to the original QST page that describes it: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/ariss-kits/ Note that the kit is no longer available through Mark or the ARRL. The boards are available through Far Circuits... http://www.farcircuits.net/control1.htm It is described as "SATELITE TRACKER INTERFACE FOR G-5500, G-5400, NOVA, SatPC32 BY WA8SME INCLUDES PROGRAMMED PIC AND BOARD".
What you are buying is a circuit board and programmed PIC chip. You will have to buy miscellaneous parts to finish out the project.
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