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Saturday, August 22, 2020
Very Cool Vosworx AZ-EL Satellite Tracker
When I was in the Dominican Republic working the RS satellites, MIR and the Space Shuttle, I didn't have an elevation rotator. I could only move the antenna in the azimuth plane. So I just aimed it about 45 degrees above the horizon, spun it around, and hoped for the best. I also had no computer control of the azimuth heading -- I'd just watch the location of the satellite on my computer screen and operate the rotator control manually. This device is a big improvement.
That is too cool!
ReplyDeleteOK, another project on my lengthening list of things to build! Need a 3D printer!
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