[amsat-bb] Basic TV-type AZ-only rotator for Orbitron?

[Jim Barbre]

I forgot to include the URL.

http://www.portablerotation.com/

Sorry about that.

73
Jim
KB7YSY

On 10/6/2015 5:39 PM, Mvivona wrote:
> OK, what is it?
>
> Michael-KC4ZVA
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 6, 2015, at 4:34 PM, Jim Barbre <jbarbre at xmission.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
>     This might be what you are looking for. It is 12V DC and is designed for portable operation. I own one and I like it very much. It is light duty - not for large antennas.  I use a program called PstRotator to interface it with Orbitron.
>
> Hope this helps.
> 73
> Jim Barbre
> KB7YSY
>
>
> On 10/6/2015 3:39 AM, Daniel Cussen wrote:
>>> Wondering if anyone could recommend a basic AZ-only rotator that is
>>> compatible with Orbitron?
>>>
>>> I was hoping to find perhaps a low-cost television antenna rotator (or
>>> similar) to give me some automation in the AZ direction without the expense
>>> of a full AZ-EL system.
>>> Something that works on 12vDC for portable operation would be a nice bonus,
>>> but is certainly not mandatory.
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