[amsat-bb] RE: [aprssig] Re: APRS DOS version?

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, WalterH wrote:

> How does the $64.00 rotor from Radio Shack get driven by the APRStk machine
> ?  Is there a serial interface option to control these rotors I haven't
> heard about yet ?  I have one of those rotors now.

See rotator.html below:  It is not designed to do high accuracy, for an
OSCAR class station, but it will keep a small beam within say 5 degrees of
all the satellites 98% of the time (with fixed elevation, it will lose the
center 2% of the pass directly overhead)...

This is perfect for just casually monitoring all the LEO's cheaply.  I
have kitted up the parts for $20.

de WB4APR@amsat.org, Bob

PCsat Design        http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html
CUBESAT Designs     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/cubesat.html
APRS Rotator        http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/rotator.html
APRS SATELLITES     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/astars.html
MIM/Mic-E/Mic-Lite  http://www.toad.net/~wclement/bruninga/mic-lite.html

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