Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: Rotator/Elevator controled using LAN?

[Geoff Matthews <vk2tfg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Doug, Art, et al.

    You could always use a solar cell/battery set up at the top of the mast?
With all of the rf/control/power supply stuff you'd end up with at the top of
the mast you could call it "satellite on a stick" hi hi :-{)

        73 de Geoff vk2tfg
        33.601S
        150.788E

Doug Braun NA1DB wrote:

> At 09:13 PM 1/19/01 , Douglas Cole wrote:
> >Art Goldman wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been toying with the idea of digitizing the receive signal at the antenna
> > > and transporting it to the shack via fiber. Goodbye coax. But, so far haven't
> > > gotten any farther than thinking about it. It will probably take some pretty
> > > fast DSP chips though...
> > >
>
> When they figure out how to send power up a fiber-optic cable, then
> you will finally be able to get a lightning-resistant antenna setup...
>
> :-)
>
> Doug
> NA1DB
>
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