Michael...you have gotten through all 3 times...maybe look in your SPAM folder?
Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Baker" k7ddmjb@qwest.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:29 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Rotor Control interface help follow up. Third Try.
WOW!
Nice to have such a knowledge base to work with! I want to thank all of you who responded and gave me info and linksto some inexpensive goodies to get the rotors under computer control.
For anyone else who is lurking in the wings and reading the mail,here is what I got for a short list and links where applicable.
FOD track boards. Boards available from Far Circuits,AMSAT tracker. AMSAT carries the LVB tracker: http://wa4sxm.googlepages.com/homeIt uses the same protocol, can be configured for either USB or serial
port,
and goes assembled for around $200, and can be had in various versions of completion for less.
ARRL Sat Tracker 688 boards. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/ariss-kits/ This is probable for the price it is looking like about the mostinexpensive solution.
Uni_Trac. http://www.etelectronics.com/html/uni_trac.htmlNice but NOT inexpensive.
Primetec Primesat Controler. http://www.primetec.pt/products.php?sec=2&cat=3&prod=12&lang=enVery nice but break out the bucks cause it ain't cheep!
So, there you have it. Still modeling the current antennas (Old Cushcraft Oscar twins) andlooking them over to see what needs servicing or parts and weighing if
they
get used or replaced with something homebrew (and better). Hopefully, when it cools down a bit in the fall here in Phoenix I can get up on the roof and put this mess together and be ready for what
ever
AMSAT puts into space. :>)
Again, to all that responded, a big THANK YOU! Best 72,73,Michael Baker K7DD k7ddmjb@qwest.net
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