[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City tracker on Ebay
If anyone is considering this, but is stopped because their PC doesn't have the required ISA slot, please let me know. I have one such motherboard sitting on my workbench, looking for a home. Greg KO6TH K R Yoksh wrote: Just FYI, the Kansas City Tracker auction on Ebay is ending in 2 days. It is going for $35.00 + $7.95 shipping to Continental US, but also has a best offer option. http://www.ebay.com/itm/170929470490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Thanks. 73 Kyle K0KN ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker
Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows machine. If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS computer programs). Bob N4HY On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net wrote: Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker
WISP is another Windows program that controlled the Kansas City Tracker ISA based card very nicely, if you want to use it in a Windows 95/98 environment. Tim - N8DEU - Original Message - From: Robert McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com To: Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:35 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows machine. If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS computer programs). Bob N4HY On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net wrote: Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker
I have my original PacardBell P100 desktop with win95 which has been gathering dust on a shelf. It has ISA slots and parallel port which would probably be ideal for running KC Tracker. I offer it for sale for $50-OBO (as-is with keyboard and mouse but no monitor) plus shipping (best to go parcel-post from my zip 99635). I kept it since these old machines have little or no residual value in case I wanted to run some old legacy sw. But I also have a IBM P90 Thinkpad with win95 for this purpose (I also use it for packet and a DOS cw keyboard program). 73, Ed - KL7UW At 12:35 PM 11/3/2011, Robert McGwier wrote: Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows machine. If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS computer programs). Bob N4HY On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net wrote: Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ 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 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com == ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker
I still use my KCT card with SatPS32 under windows XP. I bought an updated ISA slot motherboard for somewhat more then I would of paid for a comparable performance Mobo for the same money. That was about 3 years ago. All is still working well. I tried to upgrade to Win7 a year ago but gave up because of some other issues I don't quite remember other than the KCT. This is my oldest computer I now own, but still works well running APRS with WX, and to track sats with... 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert McGwier Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:27 PM To: Tim Cunningham Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker You are right! Senior moment! On Nov 3, 2011 6:13 PM, Tim Cunningham tim_cunning...@charter.net wrote: WISP is another Windows program that controlled the Kansas City Tracker ISA based card very nicely, if you want to use it in a Windows 95/98 environment. Tim - N8DEU - Original Message - From: Robert McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com To: Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:35 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows machine. If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS computer programs). Bob N4HY On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net wrote: Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF ___ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/**li stinfo/amsat-bb http://**amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/**amsat-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/lis tinfo/amsat-bb -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listin fo/amsat-bb __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listin fo/amsat-bb ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker
I also have an old Motherboard with an ISA slot. Just the motherboard, processor (1ghz, I think), and memory. I do not have anything that needs the ISA slot anymore, so it's up for grabs. No reasonable offer will be refused. My wife insists... :-) Greg KO6TH Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 15:17:18 -0800 To: rwmcgw...@gmail.com; aloz...@copper.net From: kl...@acsalaska.net CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker I have my original PacardBell P100 desktop with win95 which has been gathering dust on a shelf. It has ISA slots and parallel port which would probably be ideal for running KC Tracker. I offer it for sale for $50-OBO (as-is with keyboard and mouse but no monitor) plus shipping (best to go parcel-post from my zip 99635). I kept it since these old machines have little or no residual value in case I wanted to run some old legacy sw. But I also have a IBM P90 Thinkpad with win95 for this purpose (I also use it for packet and a DOS cw keyboard program). 73, Ed - KL7UW At 12:35 PM 11/3/2011, Robert McGwier wrote: Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows machine. If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS computer programs). Bob N4HY On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias aloz...@copper.net wrote: Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF __**_ 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-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ 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 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com == ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer?
On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 22:02 -0800, Bill Dzurilla wrote: Hi, I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was wondering if there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It is designed to plug into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about computers, but my understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA slots. Could it be adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern computer has? 73, Bill NZ5N http://www.converttousb.com/uncategorized/isa-card-to-usb-adaptor I don't know if that'll help you... Gordon MM0YEQ ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer?
Bill, That ISA to USB board is listed at $149 (very slick, and nice find). However, a spiffy, brand new LVB Tracker with LCD display and USB interface from AMSAT is $200 as I recall. You can probably guess my recommendation ;) Another issue is drivers---while I don't recall the specifics, it seems like people have troubles with drivers for the old tracker cards as the OS versions change (as in-are there any drivers for that card and Win7?). So, if you want to use the ISA card, your best bet is an old PC and old OS. But then you might have Y2K issues with the tracking software..hi hi. 73! Mark N8Mh At 07:53 AM 1/20/2011 +, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 22:02 -0800, Bill Dzurilla wrote: Hi, I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was wondering if there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It is designed to plug into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about computers, but my understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA slots. Could it be adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern computer has? 73, Bill NZ5N http://www.converttousb.com/uncategorized/isa-card-to-usb-adaptor I don't know if that'll help you... Gordon MM0YEQ ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer?
Bill, Great card in its day, though it did have a VERY loud signal on the low end of two meters. I could hear mine half a mile away. It was a DOS-era card, and you will probably find conflicts with modern versions of Windows. For about the $150 for an ISA-to-USB card, you can get a modern, supported interface. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dzurilla Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:03 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer? Hi, I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was wondering if there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It is designed to plug into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about computers, but my understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA slots. Could it be adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern computer has? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer?
Thanks to Alan and all others who responded. You have convinced me that it would be better to go with a modern interface, which means that the Kansas City Tracker is available for sale to anyone who has an old computer and can make use of it. I have the board and the cable. Email me at billdz@yahoo.com. 73, Bill --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net wrote: From: Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer? To: 'Bill Dzurilla' billdz@yahoo.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:39 AM Bill, Great card in its day, though it did have a VERY loud signal on the low end of two meters. I could hear mine half a mile away. It was a DOS-era card, and you will probably find conflicts with modern versions of Windows. For about the $150 for an ISA-to-USB card, you can get a modern, supported interface. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dzurilla Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:03 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer? Hi, I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was wondering if there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It is designed to plug into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about computers, but my understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA slots. Could it be adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern computer has? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
