Good suggestion Roger, will keep that one in mine.
My original plan was to build a timer circuit that would stay on for a few minutes and use the voltage that activates the rotator motors as a trigger.
JP
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Roger ai7rogerroger@gmail.com wrote:
Joe, I was wondering if you could possibly use a vox circuit activated by the voice announcer which I believe, if I read things right, is activated once a bird is visible.
73, Roger W7TZ CN83ia Grid Busters w7tz.webs.com
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Joe Pereira joevk5ei@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for your suggestion on using the Arduino Andrew, but at this stage I am exploring if the actual program can do this function. May look at that option later if required.
Colin I think you may be onto it there, I know I spoke to some others about doing this but just cannot recall it.
I think a change needs to be done in one of the configuration files.
I have tried activating the RTS+ 12V function and I do get a constant output voltage on the serial pin, I need it to stay low then switch high when sat in view.
We will keep exploring and thanks again.
JP
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Andrew Rich vk4tec@tech-software.net wrote:
Just use an arduino on a serial port
On 31 Oct 2017, at 8:42 pm, Colin Hurst cjhurst@bigpond.net.au
wrote:
Joe, I have often wondered what some of the option offered under Radio
Setup
in
SatPC32 mean. Must admit I have not read the manual as I have not required anything
out of
the ordinary. Just looking at the Radio Setup there is a RTS+12V selection that may
or
may
not suit your requirements. Erich DK1TB the author of Satpc32 does monitor this site and he will
no
doubt offer a more positive answer. 73 Colin VK5HI.
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Does anyone know if it is possible to output a serial port signal
when a
satellite is in view.
I would like to switch an external relay circuit when a particular
satellite
is in view.
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