Anyone bring the J4 buttons signals out to pushbuttons on the front panel of their trackers? They are sorta redundant if the tracker is located close to the rotor control box.
Plastic or metal box??? Willing to pay extra for metal???
Trying to determine what is generally acceptable for a box design.
HAD A BLAST AT DAYTON!!!
Thanks,
Mike, WB8CXO
Hi Mike
Anyone bring the J4 buttons signals out to pushbuttons on the front panel of their trackers? They are sorta redundant if the tracker is located close to the rotor control box.
You can use them for calibration (you can also do this from a terminal emulator). True, other than this, largely superfluous. On the LVB Tracker 2, they are however used extensively.
73, Howard G6LVB
The primary question about a box is how quiet electrically the unit is. Most such units generate at least a minor amount of RF, and it is most easily filtered at the source in a metal box.
Alan WA4SCA
PS. Dayton was indeed great. I worked software, and people kept getting distracted looking at the LVB tracker!
Anyone bring the J4 buttons signals out to pushbuttons on the front panel of their trackers? They are sorta redundant if the tracker is located close to the rotor control box.
Plastic or metal box??? Willing to pay extra for metal???
Trying to determine what is generally acceptable for a box design.
HAD A BLAST AT DAYTON!!!
Thanks,
Mike, WB8CXO _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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PS. Dayton was indeed great. I worked software, and people kept getting distracted looking at the LVB tracker!
We sold a ton there, I personally sold at least a dozen boards (including one to myself!).
Now, time to build it :)
-Steve N1JFU
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