Novel Idea.....

[TJExcalibur]

https://XXX.scribd.com/document/121309339/Two-Motors-for-Two-Axes

 

[jeallen01]

Link didn't work for me

 

[RimaNTSS]

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[a33]

Well, the fact that the 'elevation' motor has a bend of 30 degrees in its axis in this case doesn't make this setup really easy....

 

[jeallen01]

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Got it. I've seem pics of something like that when I looked for images of Dark Motors. Very interesting.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well, the fact that the 'elevation' motor has a bend of 30 degrees in its axis in this case doesn't make this setup really easy....

You could fit a second elevation motor in parallel to cancel out the offset.

 

[jeallen01]

You could fit a second elevation motor in parallel to cancel out the offset.

And then it would seem to get "even more complicated" - apart from the extra loads and mis-setting issues with all the various mechanical interfaces.

 

[RustySpoons]

You could just unbolt the 30 degree offset mount and bolt on a straight one, most motors (Apart from the HH100/120) you can remove it.

 

[aceb]

That won't wobble too much in the wind

 

[Trust]

I doubt the elevation motor can lift the setup wenn a Triax 110 dish is in front .
Also the amps of that motor will raise too high for the used receiver .

 

[RustySpoons]

I doubt the elevation motor can lift the setup wenn a Triax 110 dish is in front .
Also the amps of that motor will raise too high for the used receiver .

Current should be fine if you use one motor at a time, but can see what you are saying about the load on the motor lifting it straight up, it's not geared to do so.

 

[anto@]

when I used the diseqc engine I did it this way simple safe and reliable

 

[anto@]

to go up and down the engine I used a 2-channel card for electric gates and a remote control with 2 keys up and down

 

[RustySpoons]

when I used the diseqc engine I did it this way simple safe and reliable

That looks amazing, what a great idea

 

[anto@]

this instead done to a friend the movement is manual

 

[Terryl]

Yaesu has a satellite rotor, it can do 360 degrees AZ by 90 degrees EL, with the optional computer interface and software you can track a moving satellite (like a HAM Oscar) very effectively.

It does cost a bit but it works, with a proper counterpoise you could swing a very large satellite dish.

https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=104&encProdID=79A89CEC477AA3B819EE02831F3FD5B8

 

[RustySpoons]

Yaesu has a satellite rotor, it can do 360 degrees AZ by 90 degrees EL, with the optional computer interface and software you can track a moving satellite (like a HAM Oscar) very effectively.

It does cost a bit but it works, with a proper counterpoise you could swing a very large satellite dish.

https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=104&encProdID=79A89CEC477AA3B819EE02831F3FD5B8

Nice solution, Hope it's better than their radios, personally having spent £3000 on Yaesu stuff, I'd never buy anything from them again.
Sold the lot in the end

 

[Channel Hopper]

Nice solution, Hope it's better than their radios, personally having spent £3000 on Yaesu stuff, I'd never buy anything from them again.
Sold the lot in the end

My Ft-101E cost me about £140 all in, came with the 12v inverter as well, which is nice.

 

[RustySpoons]

My Ft-101E cost me about £140 all in, came with the 12v inverter as well, which is nice.

That's a proper Yaesu though, when they were originally Yaesu Musen.
Does yours still have the protective film on the front?

 

[Lazarus]

Cripes. My first HF rig was a Yaesu FL50B and FR50B combo.