VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

6m repeaters are always there, so for standard calls, use them please.

I have a VX5R connected to a 5/8 always scanning. Call on 52.050 SSB on vertical and I'll find you.

Never give up, never give up - Churchill.

Alan

I find a VX-5R Yaesu hand-held scanning all 6m repeaters and 50.110,antenna 5/8, very useful.

One thing, you need a Noise Quieting mute, not a Carrier sensing type.

Any radio with CAT control. will do.

QQE06/40s - Alan VK2ZIW QF56hg

Brainstorm ======== Stepper motors are the go.... All the computer has to do is move the required number of steps, once calibration is done. So, the computer needs no feedback on position. Calibrate by pointing to the moon or sun or a known bearing, via compass and inclinometer. The computer only ne...

Hi guys,
Much is posted here on the RF side of things.

How do you point your dish accurately?

Does your rotator system track the moon?

73 - Alan VK2ZIW

Hi all, Full marks to John VK5DJ for his rotator board/micro design as his protocol does 0.01 deg. accuracy. His project is not Open Source. So, only he can adapt his code for the actual hardware you have. Have a look at these Chinese gearboxes: http://www.unixservice.com.au/hamradio/rotators/Wangye...

This code looks good, BUT, The Yaesu AZ/EL rotator IS the problem: 1) Not big enough for a 5m dish. 2) Not accurate enough. the GS-232 standard is 0.1 deg accuracy. We need to meet this. 4 deg. is SLOPPY. 3) The AtoD for AZ or EL is only 1024 positions, so, at best 0.3 deg accuracy. Actually, for El...

Hi guys,
I've found some promising code:
http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/showth ... ject/page2

I've signed up with the site and will be on to it. The Arduino is an ATMEL MegaXXX on a board (Jaycar)

Yes, guys, it's 5 months later, I'll get there, now in full time job.
Have an IC910H now, even more incentive.

Sleep, we ALL need sleep, so, how about 11pm to 5am curfew. I'm 60 and NOT getting any younger. (full stop) It was MIGHTY cold at Katoomba. FM activity is almost GONE. Reason, once a contact is made on SSB, no further points can be made by doing FM. I suggest, if the transceiver at either end is ONL...

Sleep, we ALL need sleep, so, how about 11pm to 5am curfew. I'm 60 and NOT getting any younger. (full stop) FM activity is almost GONE. Reason, once a contact is made on SSB, no further points can be made by doing FM. I suggest, if the transceiver at either end is ONLY FM or AM, then points, as for ...

Sleep, we ALL need sleep, so, how about 11pm to 5am curfew. I'm 60 and NOT getting any younger. (full stop) FM activity is almost GONE. Reason, once a contact is made on SSB, no further points can be made by doing FM. I suggest, if the transceiver at either end is ONLY FM or AM, then points, as for ...

Sleep, we ALL need sleep, so, how about 11pm to 5am curfew. I'm 60 and NOT getting any younger. (full stop) FM activity is almost GONE. Reason, once a contact is made on SSB, no further points can be made by doing FM. I suggest, if the transceiver at either end is ONLY FM or AM, then points, as for ...

Sleep, we ALL need sleep, so, how about 11pm to 5am curfew. I'm 60 and NOT getting any younger. (full stop) FM activity is almost GONE. Reason, once a contact is made on SSB, no further points can be made by doing FM. I suggest, if the transceiver at either end is ONLY FM or AM, then points, as for ...

I'm Alan, a Linux buff from the Minix days. My Raspberry Pi, bought for software development, is very disappointing. Three Linux versions tried: Debian 6 GUI kills the ethernet!!! Fedora No-longer in the Pi website, runs the best Arch GUI kills the ethernet, very hard to install, past command line. ...

Polar mount to track the moon This is very limiting. What about ham satellites? They go everywhere. I want to use software such as HRD or SatPC32 in GS232 mode and track whatever in AZ/EL. Absolute encoders : I forgot to mention, 4096 steps/rev or better than 0.1 degree. Obviously you guys want me ...

These are the cheap gearboxes. A mate of mine brought in five, one is in Sydney for me.
Check the 90 series in 50:1 in this brochure:
www.unixservice.com.au/hamradio/rotators/WangyeWorm.pdf

alanb (at) unixservice.com.au

31/12/2011 0150 UTC 53.650 ZL repeater worked by VK5RO VK2BVS VK7DD and me VK2ZIW, repeater has no ident
01/01/2012 0240 UTC 53.650 ZL repeater heard/triggered with 3W hand-held in car, no ident

With decent rotators for 5m dishes, starting at $3000, we need a supply of gearboxes and motors AND motor controllers, computer boards, to go ALL the way. Go to eBay, buy this, this and this. Go to website, get software X and build. So far I have sources for: Gearbox 50:1 35mm thru shaft (from China...

Hi all, Looking at these prices $3000 and up... www.rfsolutions.com.au/products-page/big-boy-rotators/ I've been looking at doing both hardware and software myself: AZ 50:1 worm gearbox, 35mm thru shaft (China) $70 Stepper motor 28V with 15:1 gearbox and controller $100 EL 24" linear actuator $...