Just thought I would share some projects I have bits for, and can recall at the moment, but are in the waiting pile:
- APRS beacon built around a PICAXE-08M which periodically wakes up, beacons and shuts down.
- 3 x Azimuth rotator controllers. 2 for the CUWS (G6UW) and one for John G4BAO.
- Write up an AZ and EL rotator interface, basically my own version of an LVB tracker or ST-2.
- 30m QRSS CW beacon.
- RTTY modulator for my IC-756pro3 using a PICAXE-08X2 and XR2211, it already does inbuilt RX.
- Repair a mates FT-8800r.
Hi Gavin,
Great site and some of your projects are brilliant.
I noticed in your shack photo that your G-5500 az-el controller has digital displays. Do you have any info written up on how you did this and what displays etc.
I have a KR500 and KR600 with a funk box interface.
I would like to build a complete new controller with built in p/supplies for the rotators, digital or matrix displays etc and the interface (LVB, funkbox, ST3 or similar) all in the same enclosure. Any ideas or info would be appreciated.
Thanks and cheers,
Glen
VK2GDG (Australia)
Hi Glen,
Thanks for your kind words on the site, I was given the KR-5500 controller from a friend as is, I’ll drop him and email to ask about the mod.
Gav, M1BXF.