[amsat-dc] wanted: to borrow or buy a Yaesu G-5500 AZ-EL controller and rotor

Friends:

I am working on a summer project with students at Montgomery College, Rockville. The project is to design and build a device that controls a pair of inexpensive satellite TV rotors. And the device would emulate a popular AZ-EL rotor such as a Yaesu G-5500 AZ-EL controller so it can be used by a satellite tracking program such as SatPC32. Tom, K3IO suggested this project at the last AMSAT-DC workshop and is guiding us with this project.

I would like to borrow a Yaesu G-5500 AZ-EL controller and rotor for about three months or buy a used one so we can study and understand its command protocol.

I will pick up or pay for shipping. Please contact David, W2LNX directly at

W2LNX@amsat.org

Thank you, David, W2LNX