Re: recommended TV rotor for Elk antenna
I'm interested. Can you ship to Canada? What price are you looking for?
73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet
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-------- Original message -------- From: Reid Maertz via AMSAT-BB [email protected] Date: 2024-08-23 9:44 a.m. (GMT-05:00) To: 'Brian Wilkins' [email protected], 'David Cheitel' [email protected] Cc: 'Brian Wilkins via AMSAT-BB' [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: recommended TV rotor for Elk antenna
I have this one. It’s brand new. If you’re interested let me know. Channel Master CM 9521A Complete Antenna Rotator System with Infra-Red Remote Control for TV Antennas
Reid W0FVR From: Brian Wilkins [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2024 7:55 AM To: David Cheitel [email protected] Cc: Brian Wilkins via AMSAT-BB [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: recommended TV rotor for Elk antenna
Sadly when I bought mine it did work. Maybe the RCA rotator was a clone of the ChannelMaster.
PstRotator manual mentions a way to work with these cheap TV rotators using a RS232 board. It is described in the PstRotator manual (around page 55)
https://pstrotator.com/ANT/PstRotator%20User%20Manual.pdf
YT video
https://youtu.be/l3_xtzSSigU?si=2NKV1G6WwEt_gaP2
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On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 8:48 AM David Cheitel <[email protected]mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Hi all. Unfortunately according to the article, the solution does not work with the RCA rotator only the channel master which is nowhere to be found these days. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquerhttps://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=NativePlacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_EmailSignatureGrowth_YahooMail:Search,Organize,Conquer&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000945&af_sub5=OrganizeConquer__Static_
On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 5:04 AM, Brian Wilkins via AMSAT-BB <[email protected]mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Bob
I have used a RCA rotator. It is on Amazon. You can also use it with USB UIRT and PstRotator. Then, you can have a fully automated rotator setup. It only moves 360 so no elevation adjustments. K3RRR article linked below
Link 1: http://www.usbuirt.com/
Link 2: https://a.co/d/8GKZEWE
Link 3: https://k3rrr.com/cheap-computer-controlled-tv-rotor-for-amsat-satellites-an...
73, [email protected]mailto:[email protected]
On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM Bob C via AMSAT-BB <[email protected]mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Hi,
Anyone have suggestions for affordable TV rotors to swing an Elk antenna in my attic? What features are most desirable to look for?
Thanks, Bob / W7DIT
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