S.A.T Self-contained Antenna Tracker

tgiro01

Those of you using a 6600 with vhf and uhf transverters - has anyone used the S.A.T Satellite Antenna Tracker from CSN Technologies — http://www.igatemini.com/sat

It's designed to control ICOM rigs, but it will work with a Yeasu AZ/EL rotator to track the birds. I don't think it needs to be connected to the radio to work. From what I see, it merely controls the frequency setting on the radio.

If it works as advertised, it would reduce the amount of rotator tuning needed to keep a bird in range.

Alan

The CSN S.A.T device will not interface with a Flex Radio.

I provided CSN with a easy to implement method to interface with Flex and they have so far not added same to their firmware.

Alan. WA9WUD

glider73

I recently asked CSN Technologies about SAT support they said their latest firmware is supposed to work with Flex radios via TCP/IP wanted to see if anyone has any recent experience with the device?

In our last update, we have added Support for flex radios I’m not familiar with the radios that you’ve listed so I’m not sure which Radio versions it actually works with.If it is a current flex, Radio, the SAT will control it over the network.MikeSent from my iPhone

On Apr 18, 2026, at 5:30 PM, info <info@igatemini.com> wrote:From n3ick@cox.net Callsign: n3ickAre there any plans to add CAT control via TCP/IP for the Flex Radio 6xxx 8xxx and AU-520  transceivers?Thanks

Alan

The S.A.T works with the Flex over TCP. The device creates two new pan adapters and two new slices, which can be disruptive to a four slice configuration.

Alan. WA9WUD

Mike-VA3MW

Alan and I have been using it for Months. It works great, but it is a bit does totally take over all the radio when you are tracking a satellite.

But, I do love it!

Mike va3mw

Thomas P Moore

How is it set up to work

Mike-VA3MW

It is pretty simple. Select FLEX under radio and then you do need to provide the IP address of the radio. You can find this in the Radio Settings / Network tab and a few other places.

Don't use this number as this is for my radio on my local network. Yours will be different.

PORT must be 4992. Do not change that.

Most of the other settings have little impact.

On this screen, these have to match your installation.

73, Mike va3mw