Rotators

The SatNOGS Client uses hamlib to speak to a rotator. With this, we are able to support almost any commercially available rotator, and have the flexibility to support home built rotators that implement protocols like EasyComm or Yaesu GS-232.

See the Review of Commercial Rotators wiki page to read about popular Az/El rotators in the HAM community.

If you would rather start with a stationary antenna setup (no rotator), see our omnidirectional guide.

Commercial Rotators (review)		Homebuilt Rotators
Yaesu G-5500 The G-5500 is a common rotator for amateur radio AZ/EL applications. The SatNOGS client interfaces with this rotator via the hamlib library. While a commercial computer interface is available from Yaesu, the SatNOGS project provides an open hardware design that is much cheaper. G-5500 SatNOGS Wiki page G-5500 Arduino interface Yaesu G-5500 Product link		SatNOGS Rotator v2 The v2 rotator is not recommended, as v3 provides much greater strength and durability. These docs remain for historical purposes. SatNOGS v2 Wiki page SatNOGS v2 source code
Portable Rotation AZ/EL Docs to be written, but we do have successful stations using this rotator with the SatNOGS client. Portable Rotation product link		SatNOGS Rotator v3 The v3 rotator is a complete overhaul on the v2 design. The 2020 slotted extrusion frame and larger gears provide for a stronger rotator with greater wind loading. SatNOGS v3 Wiki page SatNOGS v3 source code
Alfa Spid X-Y Alfa Spid SatNOGS Wiki page Alfa Spid product link		SuperAntennaz SuperAntennaz is an all metal antenna rotator designed for satellite traking by user Yohan HADJI Repository : https://github.com/YohanHadji/SuperAntennaz
AntRunner Rotator AntRunner GitHub repository AntRunner AliExpress product link Note: The AntRunner rotator does not appear to be tested with SatNOGS yet, but seems to be a strong candidate. There is a high chance it will work out-of-the-box or with little software tweaking required.		Metal Antenna Rotator A simple metal antenna rotator by User:Jujun
Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (okay, you're not likely to keep a deep space observatory on the network, but it has been done!) Video of the observatory in action on SatNOGS (YouTube) Dwingeloo on SatNOGS network About the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (wikipedia)