The picture above shows the hardware portion of the project which has the following overall 110 x 53 x 25 millimeter, 4.3 x 2.2 x 1 inch dimensions.

The DB9 female plug on the left hand side provides connection to the Serial Com port, or to the USB port via a USB to RS232 adapter, while the DB25 female socket on the right hand side provides the connections to the antenna controller, the radios, via four independent TTL and RS232 level outputs, the 2 bit TTL level External Control Port, and the 12 to 13.8 Vdc power connection.  

The user's graphic interfaces shown below allow full "on the fly" control of all the functions associated with real time tracking of satellites, as well as diagnostic and test tracking routines when satellites are below the horizon.

The above picture shows the system in use with an analog satellite. In this mode the doppler frequency control action of the system changes from that used by the digital store and forward satellites in that the user merely tunes the rig for the best audio reception on the downlink then clicks the FDT button. The system calculates all the necessary frequency offsets and adjusts both the uplink and downlink automatically on the rig/s so that the user IMMEDIATELY hears thier own signal being echoed back from the satellite. This "Full Doppler Tuning" is postulated by some to be the standard for P3D type satellites. Note that frequency can be changed with on-screen controls or with the radio's tuning knob.

For P3D type satellites, full automation of the station's radio equipment according to the satellite's position,(MA), in the orbit is available.

When used in conjunction with ZL2TPO/G7UPN's WISP scheduling program the combination can be configured for fully automatic unattended ground station use.

The Nova for Windows, WxTrack, SatPC32, and the WinOrbit programs are also supported by the system.