S.A.T device
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Seems like quite a gizmo. I have been using WXtrack for years. The serial port will control a host of alt/az mounts for dishes and arrays.
I have a 1.2 meter dish with an affixed VHF/UHF Yagi and it can follow such as ISS, AMSAT and others.
The prerequsite is keeping the TLEs up to date.
I guess if you wanted to go portable or mobile, this little box would come in handy.
I have a 1.2 meter dish with an affixed VHF/UHF Yagi and it can follow such as ISS, AMSAT and others.
The prerequsite is keeping the TLEs up to date.
I guess if you wanted to go portable or mobile, this little box would come in handy.
Do you tune the radio manually ? WXtrack does not appear to have CAT control for radios.
I use this program with my 9700: Satellite Tracking - Official app in the Microsoft Store
It works well, especially with the sat mode in the radio. I know it can control rotators (vertical and horizontal), but I don't have any at the moment.
It works well, especially with the sat mode in the radio. I know it can control rotators (vertical and horizontal), but I don't have any at the moment.
It looks nice, i think i will try it out. I'm using SatPC32 at the moment but i am not a fan of it's GUI.
Targeting a specific satellite, yea. I manually tune then track. I can fine tune offset for doppler shifting.
Thanks for the info.
tunnelmot
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I saw one in use during Field Day last year. I believe it not only automatically controlled az./elev., but also auto doppler shift on an IC9700. Looked pretty dang cool to me!
I agree, just not sure what more it would get me when compared to a good software solution. I installed the software that @tweiss3 mentioned on post #4 and it works well. Since i'm not operating mobile i don't see a big incentive to use the S.A.T box unless i'm missing something.
Just stumbled on this thread. S.A.T Box is the way to go for sure. Someday I will have a 9700 and a rotor. Til then I'm waving my handheld antenna around. LOL.
Watch the video to see how easy it is. It controls everything....
Watch the video to see how easy it is. It controls everything....
