Marco, I have included some images of a Az/El rotator system including the controller in the AMSAT India january Newsletter. I will have more information in the next news letter on who has built this and other information.
http://amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AMSATINDIA-News-January2011.pdf -- Regards Nitin [VU3TYG] Secretary, AMSAT India vu3...@amsatindia.org www.amsatindia.org --------- Original Message -------- From: amsat-bb@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 32 Date: 17/01/11 22:36 > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb@amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-ow...@amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Elevation System (Mike Ryan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:35:41 -0500 > From: "Mike Ryan" <mryan...@comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Elevation System > To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Message-ID: <53A84E533FAE41F0816662CCD2CCCB83@MikeClone> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I agree on TV rotors. Its an excellent inexpensive way to get elevation. The U100/110 is what I use as well and its well suited because you can put the boom right through the rotor. > > There are some nice pictures of setups using these rotors on this sites: > http://www.rotorservice.com/press3-alliance.htm <- my setup imitates this one ... > http://home.wavecable.com/~ko6th/ > http://users.wbsnet.org/n0yk/cushcraft.htm > And there?s a QST article on this in the Dec 1998 issue > You can even build a controller for computer control but I?m currently rotating elevation and azimuth manually. > > Mike WB1AAT > ---- > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:52:35 -0800 > From: "Greg D." <ko6th_g...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Elevation System > To: <iz5...@gmail.com>, <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Message-ID: <blu133-w194864a5aaeef3c66fb766a9...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hi Marco, > > If you are looking to lash something together (instead of going with a purpose-built Elevation rotor), I and others have had success with Television-type rotors that have a through-hole for the mast. Mounted on their side, they seem to perform very well. Just keep things balanced, and protected from the weather and they should be happy. > > See: http://home.wavecable.com/~ko6th/ > > I used an Alliance U-110. It has performed flawlessly for about 10 years now. > > Good luck, > > Greg KO6TH > > > > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:59:23 +0100 > > From: iz5...@gmail.com > > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Elevation System > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm Marco, IZ5IOW. I'm searching a good and cheap solution to build an * > > elevation* system to set up an home satellite station. More specifically I'm > > looking suggestions for the mechanical part... The loading of the antenna is > > the follow: 15El UHF Yagi and 9 El VHF Yagi. The mechanical part should not > > bear too much weight! > > > > Can anyone help me? > > > > Thank you all. Best 73s. > > > > Marco > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 32 > *************************************** > > ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb