Hello Jim
I use a 910 on L band, it drives a KJ6KO amp at about 60-70W. This goes through about 17M of LMR400, so I am loosing a few db there. Antenna is a homebrew 16 turn RHCP helix. I should try AO-51 without the amp, just to see what happens. I'll send you picture in a separate email. 73 Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Heck" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:05:30 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Use of ICOM 910 for AO-51 L-Band BBS Uplink? Hi Folks, I would be interested to know if anyone is using an ICOM 910 with the L-Band module for Ao-51 uplink on the BBS? (The optional L-Band unit for the 910 runs 10 watts according to the book). I am particularly interested to know what type/gain of antenna I would need to get a reliable up link. I am planning to use about 20 metres of Ecoflex 10, which will introduce a loss of something like 3 Dbs. I know that the LBand/Digital up link is currently off, just gettting ready for the next 'on' period! 73s Jim G3WGM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
