Hi Tom,

I have managed to use the HRD sat tracking program to 'remotely' control my Foxdelta 'copy' of Howards LVB interface, you will need a 'local' PC hooked up to the interface though.

Run the HRDDDESattrack server on the machine hooked up to the antenna, along with the HRD rotator software - set HRD to use Nova DDE.

On the machine you want to use to control the antenna, run HRD Satellite tracker (I guess you may be able to use Nova, or another bit of software that will use the DDE interface) - in HRD Sat Tracker on this machine, select DDE server, then select the remote server tab, enter the IP address of the machine and your password to send the DDE date to the PC hooked up to the rotator.

Bit of a tricky setup that took me a few hours to suss out, but it works.

Alternatively something like this may do the job (driver software will create a 'virtual' serial port on your PC):- http://www.perle.com/products/IOLAN-DS-Terminal-Server.shtml

Have seen a few expensive ones, but your mileage may vary.

Good luck

Matty MD0MAN

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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:36:09 -0500 From: Thomas Doyle tomdoyle1948@gmail.com To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker and QST Questions Message-ID: CAHnRQRLiFtAAmDQAqW_2XUAJEMbjaFW3y2JguoLP8CkfCQuJvw@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I have been looking for information on using the TCP interface on the LVB Tracker. The AMSAT-UK store lists the board http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/article_8/LVB-Traker-USB_TCP-Interface-bare-PC... but the US AMSAT store does not carry it. Google searches have revealed nothing other than ads that indicate the tracker has the TCP interface.

I am very interested in contacting someone who has actually used the TCP interface.

Page 100 of the July 2012 QST has a very interesting and encouraging article on the changing US Amateur Radio License Populations. I wonder if the AMSAT membership has experienced the same growth as the hobby in general. An article on the changing AMSAT membership similar to the QST article would be very interesting.

73 W9KE Tom Doyle