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Re: A new trakbox like device?
- Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] A new trakbox like device?
- From: "Alexandru Csete" <oz9aec@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:39:16 +0200
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On 26/04/06, David Carr <dc@dcarr.org> wrote:
> I was playing with some satellite prediction code yesterday that
> could be fairly easily ported to a 32 bit microcontroller. That got me
> to wondering if there would still be any interest in a trakbox-like
> stand alone rotator controller.
>
> What applications would such a device have? Should it control radios as
> well? I'm curious to see if laptop computers have supplanted the need
> for such a device. Ideas and comments welcome...
As a homebrewer I would find such a device an interesting project. On
the other hand, taking into account the relatively low price of a
standard PDA with color touchscreen, network and usb interface, I
would prefer some free software for that.
>
> 73s,
> David Carr
> KD5QGR
73
Alex OZ9AEC
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