<div dir="ltr">WRAPS: a portable satellite antenna rotator system<p> The January 2014 edition of <em>QST</em> contains an article by ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator <strong>Mark Spencer WA8SME</strong> on a portable azimuth and elevation rotator system for tracking satellites called <strong>WRAPS</strong> <br>
<br> WRAPS stands for <a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2013/12/12/wraps-a-portable-satellite-antenna-rotator-system/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">Wobbler RadFxSat Antenna Pointing System</font></a> rotator system which Mark developed to support tracking CubeSats such as FUNcube-1 and the upcoming Fox-1 and RadFxSat/Fox-1B. His target audience includes school groups who want to access the capabilities of the CubeSats.<br>
<br> Thanks to Mark and the ARRL a copy of the article in PDF format is available on the AMSAT-UK website along with a video of a presentation Mark gave on the system, see <br><a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2013/12/12/wraps-a-portable-satellite-antenna-rotator-system/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://amsat-uk.org/2013/12/12/<br>
wraps-a-portable-satellite-antenna-rotator-system/</font></a><br><br> It is planned that WRAPS will be available at a later date from the AMSAT-NA Store, see <br><a href="http://store.amsat.org/catalog/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://store.amsat.org/catalog/</font></a><br>
<br> AMSAT-UK <a href="http://www.amsat-uk.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.amsat-uk.org/</font></a><br><br> ARRL <a href="http://www.arrl.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.arrl.org/</font></a><br>
<br> ARRL International Membership with a digital version of the monthly QST magazine cost $39 (£25), see <br><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/arrl_launch_digital_qst_magazine.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2012/<br>
arrl_launch_digital_qst_magazine.htm</font></a> </p></div>