It's a Celestron C14 mount I swapped out but I wouldn't be able to use that, just the stepper motors, I think. but yeah, even with that I'm sure the weather would eventually kill them.
Thanks for the link. Give me some ideas. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[email protected]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount > You'd just wreck the telescope mount unless it is a really robust unit. I > used one of the Yaesu units to track satellites at my ground station. > They > were under computer control and there was a 2.4 G dish, a 40 element UHF > Yagi and a 20 element VHF Yagi, along with a beefy fiberglass cross boom. > It took hurricane Charley to destroy the setup. > > Yikes, I just looked and the Yaesu units are over $600 now. This fellow > used an X-10 Ninja camera mount to do something similar. > http://aa5fr.com/elcheapoazel.htm > > Friendly Regards, > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Robert West > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:50 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount > > Thanks, Mike. That's pretty close to what I envision. I need azimuth and > rotation. I have a set of step motors from an upgrade on one of my > telescopes and thought of maybe doing a McGyver on it but if there was > something already out there that would allow a small dish to mount to it > it > would save me time since I never have any as it is. > > The mast has a 125 pound payload rating so I can go pretty beefy. > > Bob- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike" <[email protected]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:24 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount > > >> Not exactly sure what you're looking for, but Yaesu makes some really >> nice >> Az/El rotators. I would think azimuth control would be good enough. >> There >> are a lot of cheap TV antenna type rotators. >> >> Friendly Regards, >> >> Mike >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Robert West >> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:43 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Remotely Adjusted Dish Mount >> >> I recently acquired an 80 foot Super Heavy Duty Will-Burt telescopic mast >> with the goal for dual use of A) Site Survey and B) Emergency use during >> AP >> failure. >> >> I'm looking for a dish mount that can be remotely adjusted while the mast >> is >> extended. I haven't seen anything in my searches, wanted to know if >> anyone >> is using such a thing or have any recommendations of something they have >> seen. >> >> It's a cool toy so I gots to at least make the wife think I'm really >> gonna >> use it. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
