[amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?

2014-06-02 Thread richard limebear
Hi Gang I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds. For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller. Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both rotators at

Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?

2014-06-21 Thread Joe Leikhim
Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox? I bought a nice one a couple years ago for about $200 USD shipped from Canada. I found a turbo kit available from someone here on AMSAT to speed up the CPU and installed it. The turbo kit if still available is a bargain, new CPU, Y2K firmware, a f

Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?

2014-06-21 Thread richard limebear
Joe > Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox? Yes. Already has the turbo chip etc and a backlit display. Now for sale (UK only so far), advert in Oscar News; asking 100 UK pounds. > They work pretty well. The only drawback is the RS232 interface for the KEPS. > I am going to try and add