Neat! It would be good to know how this is different from Satnogs, e.g., max weight/momentum of antenna, what APIs etc.<p>Satnogs looks great and is probably more sturdy, but I can't just buy one (no kits afaik), and it is probably more complex to build one.
Wish it had more details: Rate(s) of rotation, load capacities -- including windloading, etc.<p>Also rather wish it didn't rely on wifi/android, but that's mostly because I don't use anything android based, and don't run any wifi on the home network anymore.<p>All in all though, it's still a pretty nice looking little az-el rotator. With different control software, it might also be a useful little addition to give your static security camera a bit of extra capability without breaking the bank.
Hmm this appears to be an alt-az mount. If they made a future version as an equitorial mount it would be even better for radioastronamy, and if it's strong enough astrophotography too. They're a lot more complicated though so it's understandable why they didn't go that route.<p>Especially if this is meant more for geostationary satellites and I'm guessing most satellites like NOAA aren't too bothered by the slightly rougher tracking. Plus I guess the passes are fairly short anyway...
Cool! I wonder how the pointing accuracy is? When we made something similar for a project that was a big problem with the Az-El servos. Is the microcontroller propagating TLEs itself or is that being done on the controlling device?
This looks great. It’s so hard to find an inexpensive antenna rotator.<p>Do you know when the project files will be available to download? I’d love to try making one.