Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control? I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi . Jim KI6WJ
https://wiki.satnogs.org/SatNOGS_Rotator_v3
Might be a good place to start.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 13:19 James Brown via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control? I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi . Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Not exactly a Pi but you may look into the following project I did a few years ago, for a field day sat station -
https://sites.google.com/site/k6vugdiary/home/satellite-tracking-system Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Happy Holidays !!! 73Umesh
On Friday, December 27, 2019, 10:18:29 AM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control? I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi . Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
I built one for the Arrow on a Camera tri-pod:
R2D2M2 - AZ/EL MOTOR - DEMO
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Fun project, happy to provide guidance. 73 Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License. http://www.aprsat.com/predict . http://www.spaceCommunicator.club%C2%A0 . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration
On Friday, December 27, 2019, 06:36:13 PM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control? I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi . Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67Clrub9gk&t=95s
Not sure how that last e-mail got mangled. This is a link to my YouTube video. 73 Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License. http://www.aprsat.com/predict . http://www.spaceCommunicator.club%C2%A0 . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration
On Friday, December 27, 2019, 06:36:13 PM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control? I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi . Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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