Hi Myles,

Simply stated---this is a very functional and easy to use track box, with exceptional attention to construction detail when purchased already assembled by AMSAT (thanks, Mike Young!). It's a very fair price at US$200. (Price out the parts to build one up...it's a deal). It's essentially plug in, calibrate, then play!

I have (thanks to my long time elmer, Gene KC4SA) built a couple different homebrew tracking boxes since the late 1980's. The first used the parallel port to count "clicks" of the U100/U110 rotators. The latest incarnation uses a BASIC Stamp2 and G-5500. (I think a bit of research will show that our SAEBRTrack box was one of the first, if not the first, to make use of the PIC controller concept (built into the STAMP2) for a trackbox...). All of this is merely to say that I bring a reasonable perspective into the conversation...

For the past several months, I have been using--by choice--the LVB Tracker! It's a great little box...currently using SatPC32 with the G-5500.

In: summary--highly recommended!

73,

Mark N8MH

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LVB

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Hi

Just wondering if anyone out there using the LVB, could drop me a line and let me know their opinions and experience with it

Thanks

Going to Dayton '10 It will get better with more support!

Myles D Landstein N2EHG myles.landstein@gmail.com