[NLRS] Elevation rotators for small stuff

[Paul Beckmann]

Just two random thoughts from the peanut gallery:

1) The technology and designs involved in the pointing of higher-end
amateur telescopes is pretty accurate these days under computer control and
may provide parts and ideas for projects like these.

2) I'm seriously considering building up a new turntable for my 10G rig
where the dish is  an "afterthought" mechanically. It seems that the MN
plumber's design that mine was built around is a bit silly with the heavier
"stuff" hanging off this arm rather than the transverter, amp, preamp and
feed all being on a baseplate on a turntable and the dish attached to that
somewhere. For portable use, you could "snap-on, snap-off" a dish to a
mount on the turntable and have a on-the-road low wind profile.

Like I said, just thoughts in the wind.

73
--Paul, wa0rse

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Paul Beckmann*
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On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Donn, WA2VOI <wa2voi at mninter.net> wrote:

>
>
> Those dishes are nice... but the 10GHz feed is VERY scarce;  not quite as
> hard to find as hen's teeth (maybe snake's legs).  I was fortunate enough
> to find someone who had the 10GHz version but wanted the 24GHz one so both
> our costs were postage.
>
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Reed" <n0nas at amsat.org>
> To: <tosca005 at umn.edu>
> Cc: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Elevation rotators for small stuff
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>
>
>
>>
>> If I was going to do it, I was thinking of those 2' dishes I handed
>> out, swap in a 10GHz feed and mount the transverter electronics in the
>> original box on the back of the dish.
>>
>
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