You can also get one of the FoxDelta controllers:
http://foxdelta.com/products/st2-0417.htm
$65 for a small kit that is a pleasant build, $10 more pre-assembled.
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-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Corey Shields Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:56 AM To: Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET wd9get@amsat.org Cc: AMSAT amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thoughts on AZ/EL rotors
If you're comfortable with flashing an arduino and soldering a shield, there is an open design for a G-5500 controller at the url below. It works with the K3NG rotator controller arduino code (links are in that page). A LOT cheaper than the GS232A!
https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/g5500- ardushield/tree/master
Cheers, -Corey KB9JHU
On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 1:47 PM, Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET wd9get@amsat.org wrote:
I've been using the sats with my Arrow and HT and am considering the jump to a more robust station. I'm pretty well set with my TS-2000 and I can figure out antennas, but the interwebs are a major tangle of articles about tracking systems, and I'm having problems sorting out the
info overload.
I'm in south Texas and planning a permanent installation, so weather hardiness is necessary. This seems to me to rule out SatNOGs and Portable Rotation systems. The main alternative I'm seeing is the Yaesu G-5500 (Alfa Spid is more than I'm wanting to spend). Where things get really murky is the computer interface. The GS232A is a bit on the expensive side. There are many alternatives, but many are no longer in production or are technically outdated.
What I'm looking for from the group is recommendations for Az-El rotor systems and computer interfaces (I'm using SATPC32 and HRD for the tracking software).
Thanks & 73, Keith WD9GET
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