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Mini Satellite Antenna Tracker Project

https://www.sarcnet.org/rotator-mk1.html Mini Satellite-Antenna Rotator Mk1 This project is a portable device used to automatically point a directional antenna towards an orbiting satellite.  Additional items to purchase not in the build list: 20W solar panel 10A MPPT Solar Charge Controller 12V 7AH SLA Battery 12V-USB Power Converter Raspberry Pi, running Gpredict and Hamlib rotctld/rigctld LCD Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard Dual-band Arrow antenna Yaesu FT-817 transceiver Our Mini Satellite-Antenna Rotator Amsat Status Tracker Page: https://www.amsat.org/status/ Additional Links: https://www.amsat.org/product/2020-edition-of-getting-started-with-amateur-satellites-digital-download/ Tom Schuessler N5HYP:   https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AOE7WZa2PXgZmoU&cid=223F2BAE7ABEB326&id=223F2BAE7ABEB326%211841&parId=223F2BAE7ABEB326%211766&o=OneUp