Help from two:
Dan Cussen and Perry-WB8OTH. One issue looks solved: I have an old Celetron Dell that I upgraded to XP and added memory to max which has a printer port. Dave Lamont, designer of the Univac, email bounces so no info from him but Perry has the Univac-2000 and the manual which I will borrow to scan. Lastly SatPC32 does not show the Unitrac but my copy of Nova does.
So thanks to Dan and Perry I might get it going. Probably the big issue will whether it will I/F with my K3 and KX3 for tuning control. Maybe not but looks promising for auto-tracking.
Winter is licking our heals in AK already (10-inch snow up north and snow flurries here on Sunday), so race will be on to get antennas and electronic box installed back on the old P3E tracking tower. I will not have a 50w 432 amp but drive from the 20w transverter in the house (10w at M2 436CP26); 144-MHz using the KX3 and 25w amp; preamps and TR relays for both bands at the tower, plus a 2.4G patch antenna (optimistic). Details: http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm
So I may be back on the sats in a couple months?
73, Ed - KL7UW
From: Edward R Cole [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Uni-Track 2000 info Message-ID: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
I'm back on the amsat-bb.
I need help finding info on a UniTrack-2000. I've had it since around 2000 but never installed it. Now there is no info on the internet, so hoping someone here might have a lead or have the manual. There is a link to the Uni-Track 2003: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/lamontd/
but no help on the Uni-Track 2000.
I have the unit and I/F cable for the Yaesu-B5400 az-el rotator. The cable has the proper 8-pin DIN to connect to the Yaesu and three other wires, one of which is power. The other two are two-wire shielded cables, one of which is marked ECP0=red and ECP1=blk.
One issue is the Uni-Track uses a printer port I/F to a computer (DB-25), but computers are no longer made with printer ports. I wonder if there is a conversion cable to USB jack, or maybe a printer port card (PCI buss)?
I just bought a replacement B5400 controller for the broken one I have, so I will be able to restore my satellite antenna system. B5400 rotator is in good shape.
73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: [email protected]
73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: [email protected]