Hi,
The fact that you opened this message means you are all of the things mentioned in the subject line and probably even good looking.
This fellow has come up with what I believe is the first really good portable rotor controller (even better than mine !). He is planning on releasing the plans to the public. Fabrication was done with a 3D printer. It is a work of art. It is not some pie in the sky all talk and no action thing we are all used to hearing about.
http://www.mobypicture.com/user/MeltdownCore/view/18165109
Here is a clip from a recent email he sent to me.
There are many people out there that have 3d printers in these days. When i
designed the rotor i wanted to make sure that most parts come out the 3d printer so all you have to do is to get some easy to get parts and start building. I absolutely hate it when i want to build something and when i check the partslist there are exotic parts that you only get from russia or korea.
I am sure that most "makers" have every part at home except the big ball bearing.
Perhaps there is someone or a group out there who would be interested in taking this project on for possible sales that could benefit AMSAT.
F.A.Q.
Q: Have you seen the rotor article in QST ? A: Yes and I believe this is much better.
Q: What about the AMSAT board ? A: It appears that they *might* be open to marketing it as they do with the LVB Tracker and pre-amp.
Q: Why don't you just leave us alone and do it yourself ? A: I am old.
73 W9KE Tom Doyle