12 Sep
2016
12 Sep
'16
6:57 p.m.
OK, so I am crazy, but I have been bashing my brain about using a servo motor to simulate the human wrist movement of varying the orientation of an antenna, as done in portable hand-held operation.
As I understand, servos primarily rotate 180 degrees left or right governed by the control signal. That would accomplish the above requirements of pointing the antenna and adjusting for optimal signal.
However, and a BIG however, I know zip about servos or controlling them. I realize too that their would be a antenna weight problem to overcome and other mechanical factors too!
Consequently, I am wondering it any of you experienced operators have contemplated this before?
Jerry AB5R