[amsat-bb] Re: controller and Rotator help

[George Henry]

I have one of the boards, the PIC, documentation on CD, and all the parts, 
if anyone is interested in building one of these units.

Make an offer off-list....


George, KA3HSW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Howell" <bhowell at mail.utexas.edu>
To: "Amsat List" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:00 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: controller and Rotator help


> Myles,
>
> My friend is using a Yaesu 5400 rotor (the currently available model
> is the 5500).
>  I do not believe that he has had any problem with it, nor have I.
> He uses a controller created by Mark Spencer, WA8SME. Here is a link
> to the original QST page that describes it:
> http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/ariss-kits/
> Note that the kit is no longer available through Mark or the ARRL.
> The boards are available through Far Circuits...
> http://www.farcircuits.net/control1.htm
> It is described as "SATELITE TRACKER INTERFACE FOR G-5500, G-5400,
> NOVA, SatPC32 BY WA8SME
> INCLUDES PROGRAMMED PIC AND BOARD".
>
> What you are buying is a circuit board and programmed PIC chip. You
> will have to buy miscellaneous parts to finish out the project.
>
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