Some severe overkill for a small camera/ lan antenna.... is made for Amateur radio communication stuff..
http://www.texastowers.com/g5500.htm The G-5500 is a combination azimuth and elevation rotator package featuring 450� azimuth rotation. The single control box has dual backlit meters. Both motor units feature weather-proof connectors. Supplied with weather-proof motor connector and quick-connect control plug for quick and trouble-free connection I see with the way over priced Computer Interface you will still be spending over $1100.. But this baby will spin 100s of pounds.. windload capacity az: 17, el: 10.6 square feet K-factor az: 1,299, el: 577 foot-pounds vertical load capacity az: 440, el: 66 pounds backlash �2 degrees braking torque 289 foot-pounds rotating torque az: 44, el: 101 foot-pounds rotate time az: 58, el: 67 seconds accepted mast size az: 1.5�2.5, el: 1.25�1.625 inches cable requirement 2 x 6 conductor input voltage 117 vAC motor size 7.5" x 10", 13.8" tall motor weight 20 pounds Message: 2 Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:33:46 -0800 (PST) From: David Wolfskill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] Computer-controlled pan/tilt mount for antenna? My boss has informed me that he'd like to acquire a computer- controllable pan/tilt mount, suitable for mounting an antenna on it (so a mount rated at 6 lb.s max is very unlikely to suffice). This would be for outdoor use -- indeed, probably on a motor vehicle. He'd also like to be able to have a GPS in the system, and enough "smarts" in the controlling program to be able to provide the program the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the target antenna, and have the computer-controlled mount get within a few degrees of it. (One idea is to mount a camera along with the antenna, so if the remote antenna is visible via the camera, that should be very close for the antenna.) At some point, he'd like the device to be able to track the remote antenna in something fairly close to real time. (The requirements are not mine....) Anyone have experience with -- or know anything about -- such things? Of course, the more expensive it is, the less appealing it will be.... [Yes, I'll summarize private responses.] Thanks! Peace, david -- David H. Wolfskill [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want true virus-protection for your PC, install a non-Microsoft OS on it. Plausible candidates include FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris (in alphabetical order). --__--__-- -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
