As follow up--here are the precise details for ordering a FT-817 Sat-CAT kit or bare board!
It's a great board and solution for using a single radio with SSB satellites.
73,
Mark N8MH _______ The satellite computer aided tuning interface described in October 2012 QST (pp. 40-43) for use with SatPC32 and the Yaesu FT-817 radio is being offered for sale by the ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP). The interface was developed by Mark Spencer, WA8SME, as part of resource development for the ARRL ETP and is priced to recover cost plus a small increment toward development as well as a cost share donation to AMSAT. The interface is fully described in the article published in October 2012 QST on pp. 40-43.
You may order the board and programmed PIC for a cost of $20; to order the full kit including all of the parts, the cost is $35.
To order please send the following either by mail or email as follows:
• Your name and shipping address • Phone number and email address • Item you are requesting • Enclose a check for the appropriate amount, payable to ARRL ETP, sent to attention of ARRL Education Services
Send orders to: ARRL Education Services, ATTN: Amy Strickland 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111
Please contact Amy in ARRL Education Services at astrickland@arrl.org with any questions about ordering.
Please contact Mark Spencer at mspencer@arrl.org with questions about the interface design and specifications. ___________
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Mark Spencer wa8sme@comcast.net wrote:
Hi All,
A while back, an article about a FT-817 Satellite Control Interface was published in QST. There were numerous requests for boards and kits on the project. There is a small quantity of the boards and kits available but the procurement information didn't make it in the original article.
The raw boards are available for $20, and a kit with the board, parts and programmed PIC is available for $35. You can send an email to Debra Johnson at ARRL HQ and order them from her (djohnson@arrl.org). The proceeds from this effort is going back to AMSAT and the Fox birds, so anything above and beyond these amounts (which are basically at cost) will go into space as part of Fox.
Questions? Let me know mspencer@arrl.org.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark Spencer, WA8SME
Education and Technology Program Director
ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM
43 Pinelock Dr.
Gales Ferry, CT 06335
860-381-5335
860-460-1139 (cell)
mspencer@arrl.org
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