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			arp-pipe.net/~brennan/files/dish/diy-dish-resources.txt


// great resource on receiving various sats. not necessarily diy-build-heavy but useful //

https://www.a-centauri.com/articoli/easy-hrpt-guide
https://www.a-centauri.com/articoli/the-definitive-s-band-satellite-guide
https://www.a-centauri.com/articoli/an-x-band-primer
https://www.a-centauri.com/articoli/meteor-satellite-reception
https://www.a-centauri.com/articoli/easy-hrpt-guide




// parabolic theory crash course //

https://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/4-parabola.php




// this gear generator would help immensely in designing the gears needed for a diy ptz mount //

https://geargenerator.com/#400,400,100,6,0,1,0,2,1,31,5.166666666666667,6,20,-60,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,1.6666666666666667,6,20,-90,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,965




// this spreadsheet will do the math of figuring out the shape of parabola necessary -- def a huge resource //

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/software/spreadsheet/w3pm_dish_design.xls




// software for antenna design + more parabola theory, etc //

https://www.qsl.net/4nec2/
https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/zigzaglpa/uhflpda/uhf7ellpdawedgelayered
https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/parabolic/comparisonchartsparabolics




// this is personally one of my favorite designs -- from an OLD-SCHOOL ham resource //

https://www.qsl.net/ok1cdj/dubus/8602-5.pdf



// easy 2m mesh dish //

https://ub8qbd.satdump.org/translated/homemade_mesh_dish/homemade_dish.html





// GIGANTIC LIST of designs of various antenna-related designs from ham folk dating back to the 80s. some is in german //

https://www.qsl.net/ok1cdj/dubus/





// good forum / thread about parabolic design and construction //

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/update-diy-8-ft-dish-uhf-parabolic-antenna-project.2566217/





// this Japanese guy's site has a ton of resources on basic parabolic dish builds that are simple and effective. will need google translate //
// [check out the diy x-band bpf... wild][can even be done with wood strips etc] //

http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/PhotoGallery.html#new_photo
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/geodesic_camellia_2.xls
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/Geodesic_Parabola_Antenna_2_1.pdf
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/GeoParaAnt_9.pdf
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~takeyasu/PointingError.xls "modeling and correction of antenna pointing errors"



// seriously BEEFY ptz mount //

https://hackaday.com/2017/01/02/junkyard-dish-mount-tracks-weather-satellites/
https://imgur.com/a/az-el-satellite-junkyard-tracker-project-6Lo8M




// more links . . . // 

https://github.com/wuxx/AntRunner
https://hackaday.io/project/8648-satellite-antenna-rotator-mechanical-system
https://www.instructables.com/Antenna-RotatorController-Azimuth-Elevation/
https://tysonpower.de/blog/diy-az-el-antenna-rotator-for-under-150
https://www.amazon.com/Duties%EF%BC%8CC-%EF%BC%88120CM-Prime-Antenna-Satellite/dp/B0F5WFMCVK/145-6522281-1011850?psc=1
https://www.satellitenwelt.de/uhfmilsat.htm
https://lna4all.blogspot.com/2013/04/lna-for-all-low-noise-amplifier-for.html
https://github.com/UPennEoR/MiniRadioTelescope/tree/master
https://github.com/saveitforparts/PTZ_LCD_Rotor
https://github.com/Kezii/tailgaters
https://github.com/gprime31/WineGard_pathway_X2
https://github.com/adammelancon/satelliterotator
https://www.sarcnet.org/mini-satellite-antenna-rotator-mk1.html
https://www.sarcnet.org/mini-satellite-antenna-rotator-mk2.html
https://www.sarcnet.org/sarctrac-mk1.html
https://www.sarcnet.org/sarctrac-mk2.html
https://www.sarcnet.org/sarctrac-mk3.html
https://www.sarcnet.org/sarctrac-mk4.html
https://www.ve3sqb.com/
http://www.tomdoyle.org/SimpleSatRotorController/SimpleSatRotorController.html
https://heavens-above.com/

https://satran.danaco.se/downloads/ ** good stuff here for 3dprints etc **