The N8MH Shack

Digital satellites have been my passion since about 1990. Current equipment in the shack includes a TS-2000X (modified for 38k4 packet) and a "heavily modified" TS-790A (it too is used for 38k4 packet and has the 1.2GHz module in it).  TNCs include the TAPR DSP56002EVM, the AMSAT/TAPR DSP-93, and a Paccomm Sprint-2.  Other rigs in the shack are a second (stock) TS-790A, an IC-R1500 receiver (the PCR-1500 with control head), a PCR-1000 receiver, an IC-W2A, and a Kenwood TH-F6A. I operate satellites on modes U, V, L, and S.

You might see my homebrew track box, called SAEBERTrack, on the top shelf. It was the result of several years of building and designing trackers with my elmer Gene, KC4SA. The name SAEBERTrack came from a combination of his call (SA) and my former call of KC4EBR (EBR). The second generation tracker has been in service for nearly 11 years now. You can read about SAEBRTrack by following the in the section down the page.

Look for me on AO-51 and (rarely) FO-29!!

73 de Mark, N8MH  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAEBRTrack

If you looking for the SAEBRTrack antenna controller project, following this link:

SAEBRTrack webpage

Installation pictures of the Symek IFD board in my TS-2000X

A collection of some photos I took during the installation of a Symek IFD board into the Kenwood TS-2000X can be viewed here

The Symek IFD board provides an IF tap so that high speed packet opertations are possible at 38k4 (and presumeably up to 76k, although I have no means of testing out my setup at that speed).  Operations on AO-51 have demonstrated that this setup works quite well at 38k4 speeds!