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PICAXE-28X1

LVB [Tracker] Extender

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I started using an LVB Tracker by G6LVB (also of FunCube Dongle fame) to control my Yeasu G400RC and KR-5400 rotators which have my directional antennas on them – The G400RC + homebrew jack-arm elevation was mainly for EME and the KR5400 was for satellite work.  I had to built an elevation feedback circuit, I chose a MXD5125 for this but I found I still lacked some of the features of more advanced rotators and with the LVB Tracker being controlled by serial using the [...]

PICAXE-28X1 BXF Shack Controller (SO3R / SOMR)

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This project is for a PIC based audio and PTT controller which has a single headset and foot-switch which can connect to 3 different ham radios at once for a single operator to simultaneously receive or transmit on any combination of the radios. I’ve been working on this project for a while.  I like to monitor more than one radio at a time but found it annoying having multiple speakers.  Also for transmitting I didn’t like the fact I had to have multiple mics and [...]