[amsat-bb] Just Brain Storming

[E.Mike McCardel]

Jerry,

Check out Mark Spencer's "WRAPS: A Portable Satellite Antenna Rotator System" published in Jan 2014 QST.

http://ww2.amsat.org/xtra/wraps-mark-spencer-wa8sme-qst-jan-2014-copyright-arrl.pdf

EMike

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service
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> On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> OK, so I am crazy, but I have been bashing my brain about using a servo motor to simulate the human wrist movement of varying the orientation of an antenna, as done in portable hand-held operation.
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> As I understand, servos primarily rotate 180 degrees left or right governed by the control signal.  That would accomplish the above requirements of pointing the antenna and adjusting for optimal signal.
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> However, and a BIG however, I know zip about servos or controlling them.  I realize too that their would be a antenna weight problem to overcome and other mechanical factors too!
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> Consequently, I am wondering it any of you experienced operators have contemplated this before?
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> 
> Jerry  AB5R
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