Portable Satellite Tracker

1/12/2021

Kevin KM6WUM joins to talk about building a portable satellite tracker.

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10 Comments

Chris Bateson

1/13/2021 00:07:50

I don't see any show notes posted. I would love to see details on his satellite tracker

George Zafiropoulos

1/13/2021 00:46:38

Hi Chris, Check out Kevin's web page at funwithrf.com
George

Chris Bateson

1/13/2021 06:42:18

Thanks... I just started listening to the episode in the truck today and thought I'd look up the details before I finished. Sorry if you mentioned his site later in the show. I'm finishing up today.

Thanks!

Kevin Mattison link

1/14/2021 15:47:44

Hi Chris,
Please feel free to reach out through the contact form on my site!

Bob Benedict

1/14/2021 07:32:08

Gpredict is a satellite tracking program that runs on Linux and Windows. It uses the Hamlib library to interface to radios and rotators. Hamlib modules are small C programs that are easy to write so you can easily support new gear. I wrote one to support iOptron alt-az telescope mounts for satellite tracking, which, since I had the mount, was the low cost way to implement tracking.
Also - if you want to build your own mount that is specifically designed to aim antennas to track satellites there is the SatNOGS rotator V3 design.

Kevin Mattison link

1/14/2021 15:50:03

Hi Bob,
That sounds like a great way to integrate data to other rotators - I'll look into using that so I can use Gpredict as well. If you want to showcase your build, I'd be happy to host the information on my site or post a link to your build if you already published the information. If you're interested, please send me your contact info through the contact form on my site - funwithrf.com. 73!

Paul

1/14/2021 13:10:05

I made a 3D printed rotator. Uses an ESP 32, sensors and stepper motor drivers. Grpedict talks directly to it over wi-fi (the rotator pretends to be an instance of the Hamlib rotator software). In the process of using a 3rd party API and writing firmware so I can select a satellite from a list and have it track that (gets the position over the internet from their API).

Kevin Mattison link

1/14/2021 15:51:17

Hi Paul,
Hi Bob,
This sounds like a really interesting build! If you want to showcase your build, I'd be happy to host the information on my site or post a link if you already published the information. If you're interested, please send me your contact info through the contact form on my site - funwithrf.com. 73!

art

2/18/2021 20:53:57

iss detector is the app you use correct?

Kevin Mattison

4/10/2021 08:57:13

Yes! I recommend upgrading to the pro version.

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