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The Gateway of Amateur Satellites for Internet Users. By Junsang, Bo, Suresh, Vinh. Big Picture. amateur satellite. antenna with rotator base. UHF/VHF Radio. modem. computer. RS232 Cable. Software. amateur satellite. antenna with rotator base. UHF/VHF Radio. modem. computer.
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The Gateway of Amateur Satellites for Internet Users By Junsang, Bo, Suresh, Vinh
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Software amateur satellite antenna with rotator base UHF/VHF Radio modem computer RS232 Cable Run tracking program and server program.
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amateur satellite GASIU™ User point-of-view • All equipments will use lower power (car battery…). • User connect GASIU™ to laptop and to antenna. • Launch tracking software. Initialize position and begin tracking user selected satellite (data given by NASA). • Software go through self diagnostic (send/receive test data frame to satellite). • Pop green GUI bubble on client laptop.
Hardware • Computer (preferably a laptop or something portable) • 9600 bps modem (custom firmware on existing circuits, customized modem on FPGA) • UHF/VHF Radio (off the shelf components) • YAGI antenna • Motor and controlling circuit for antenna base (X,Y,Z axis) • Power supply to power all components except for the computer. Car battery? UPS unit?
Software • User interface for sending/receiving data. • Satellite tracking software (use NASA J-track database). • Motor control and self diagnostic utilities. • Server software (http, ftp, etc.)
Current Obstacles • Inexperience with satellite communication. • Example: Whether we can send data and receive our sent data before satellite go below the horizon. • Response time of tracking system for acceptable tracking error margins. • Noises (circuit, atmospherics, etc).
amateur satellite Tracking System antenna with rotator base RS232 Cable computer Conclusion • Our project can be independently implemented and tested.
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