Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-USB-232B...
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
/ch N6QR
Consider building your own. It's a fun project and much, much cheaper:
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On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 1:10 PM Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-USB-232B...
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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Chris, Happy birthday. You might want to look at the FoxDelta ST2. http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-0417.htm
Jim Walls - K6CCC
-----Original Message----- From: "Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 10:57 To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] GS-232B Advice?
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-USB-232B...
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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Chris,
There's a few options
- LVB Tracker that you can still get on AMSAT-UKs shop - Foxdelta ST2 lvb clone - ERC-M - EA4TX ars
There's many others including homebrew, and some very expensive commercial units.
I'd suggest one of those four, I'm currently using the ERC-M with good success.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, 19:05 Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB, amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-USB-232B...
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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Long time happy user of the Fox Delta. Price and customer service can't be beat.
73, Craig N6RSX
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Chris,
There's a few options
- LVB Tracker that you can still get on AMSAT-UKs shop - Foxdelta ST2 lvb clone - ERC-M - EA4TX ars
There's many others including homebrew, and some very expensive commercial units.
I'd suggest one of those four, I'm currently using the ERC-M with good success.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, 19:05 Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB, amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-US B-232B-for-YAESU-G-800-1000-2800DXA/124009089208?hash=item1cdf8488b8:g :a0YAAOSw-c9d8wtl
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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I agree with Craig, my Fox Delta LVB tracker has worked flawlessly for several years now. Great price, great service, nice kit.
73 Chuck
N7BFO
On 8/2/2020 2:39 PM, D. Craig Fox via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Long time happy user of the Fox Delta. Price and customer service can't be beat.
73, Craig N6RSX
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 3:43 AM To: Chris Hoffman cq.kg6o@gmail.com Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] GS-232B Advice?
Chris,
There's a few options
- LVB Tracker that you can still get on AMSAT-UKs shop
- Foxdelta ST2 lvb clone
- ERC-M
- EA4TX ars
There's many others including homebrew, and some very expensive commercial units.
I'd suggest one of those four, I'm currently using the ERC-M with good success.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, 19:05 Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB, amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-US B-232B-for-YAESU-G-800-1000-2800DXA/124009089208?hash=item1cdf8488b8:g :a0YAAOSw-c9d8wtl
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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Thanks, everyone, for your input!
Pablo, EA4TX, was amazingly responsive with replies to my questions, and I suspect that he has the superior all-in-one product, with the most-complete design and the least hassle.
The Vbiroplex kit seems to be the most flexible pre-fab option, and runs off of LVB logic.
The K3NG arduino option (and kit plans) are likely what I will to consider at stage-two, when I decide to implement some sort of Euler Angle automation for mounting plane sensing and translatio in order to run the az-el on a trailer (ala satellite + VHF/UHF rover)... if anyone has experience with this, please let me know.
The and the eham reviews, vibroplex and EA4TX documentation provide no discernable differentiation between products, so I'm left to assume 'functional equivalence' between each of the kit options at this point.
After lots of research and abandonment of shopping carts, The price point with an enclosure is the lowest for the Fox Delta USB kit.
So: I decided to start with the FoxDelta ST2 0417 for now, just to get some automation going, and figure out what I want to do from there.
I'll respond as soon as I have my kit installed and running with the rotor with any weirdness.
/ch N6QR
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 8:38 PM CEE cee@palomarlight.com wrote:
I agree with Craig, my Fox Delta LVB tracker has worked flawlessly for several years now. Great price, great service, nice kit.
73 Chuck
N7BFO
On 8/2/2020 2:39 PM, D. Craig Fox via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Long time happy user of the Fox Delta. Price and customer service can't
be beat.
73, Craig N6RSX
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Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 3:43 AM To: Chris Hoffman cq.kg6o@gmail.com Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] GS-232B Advice?
Chris,
There's a few options
- LVB Tracker that you can still get on AMSAT-UKs shop
- Foxdelta ST2 lvb clone
- ERC-M
- EA4TX ars
There's many others including homebrew, and some very expensive
commercial units.
I'd suggest one of those four, I'm currently using the ERC-M with good
success.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, 19:05 Chris Hoffman via AMSAT-BB, <
amsat-bb@amsat.org>
wrote:
Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface.
As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-US B-232B-for-YAESU-G-800-1000-2800DXA/124009089208?hash=item1cdf8488b8:g :a0YAAOSw-c9d8wtl
That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right?
What do you think? What other options should I consider?
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Good day, Immediately I apologize for my request in this topic.
Can you please tell me where you can read how to reconfigure the repeater to work in the amateur band?
Or who can I write to help?
Thank.
On 08/03/20 05:46, Max via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Can you please tell me where you can read how to reconfigure the repeater to work in the amateur band?
Hello Max,
Are you a licensed amateur radio operator? I did not see your call in the post.
Are you planning to use this radio for satellite work?
Googling for "VXR-9000 amateur" returns several promising pages of information.
--- Zach N0ZGO
A far better place to ask is the Vertex Standard group on Yahoo: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vertex-standard/info
Jim - K6CCC
-----Original Message----- From: "Max via AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 03:46 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Repeater Vertex Standard VXR-9000U to hamradio band (433Mhz)
Good day, Immediately I apologize for my request in this topic.
Can you please tell me where you can read how to reconfigure the repeater to work in the amateur band?
Or who can I write to help?
Thank.
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