[amsat-bb] Thoughts on AZ/EL rotors

[Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET]

I've been using the sats with my Arrow and HT and am considering the jump
to a more robust station. I'm pretty well set with my TS-2000 and I can
figure out antennas, but the interwebs are a major tangle of articles about
tracking systems, and  I'm having problems sorting out the info overload.

I'm in south Texas and planning a permanent installation, so weather
hardiness is necessary. This seems to me to rule out SatNOGs and Portable
Rotation systems. The main alternative I'm seeing is the Yaesu G-5500 (Alfa
Spid is more than I'm wanting to spend). Where things get really murky is
the computer interface. The GS232A is a bit on the expensive side. There
are many alternatives, but many are no longer in production or are
technically outdated.

What I'm looking for from the group is recommendations for Az-El rotor
systems and computer interfaces (I'm using SATPC32 and HRD for the tracking
software).

Thanks & 73,
Keith WD9GET

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