We're back! Finally, some action around here.
A few days ago, Paul recieved the azimuth/elevation rotor for our primary station. For the first time since the end of last semester, our group met up at the school yesterday evening to install it. It was really great to see everyone, and to finally make some progress on Operation: First Contact.
For the purposes of this project, we did a lot of research into what components we should incorporate into our radio station. Ultimately, we decided on using the Yaesu G-5500 rotor based on it's price, ease of use, and reliability.
The unit itself was fairly easy to assemble, and phyisically integrated well with our antenna and stand. Our next step with the rotor is going to be connecting the unit itself to a controller box, and testing how it will work with our setup. Paul and I are going to go look for all the cables we need this weekend, and with any luck, we'll be testing the rotor sometime next week.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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