[amsat-bb] Re: rotator questions

[David Gendle]

Greetings!

This thread is bringing back memories.

Eons ago (60's) when I was servicing long range radar for the USAF 
once a month the third shift crew would have to verify the proper 
azimuth and elevation orientation of our antennas.  We would stop all 
antenna motion, stop transmitting and crank the receiver gain full 
up.  At a specific instant when the sun just broke over the horizon 
we would verify if the azimuth and elevation of the antenna was 
correct by using the large noise burst from the sun.  Using this 
method we could get the antennas within 2 degrees of perfect 
orientation.  It was a foolproof procedure because the location of 
the sun was always predictable.

Ahh.... the good old days! :-)

73,
Dave _ K4DLG