Don't think so. Most DVB-S receivers require input of 900 to 1600+ MHz or something like that.
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Bob- W7LRD <[email protected]> wrote: > Would the "K5GNA" Transystem downconverters work, the ones left over from > AO-40 (sobsob)? Still have the L & S band stuff in moth balls, just > waiting, waiting & waiting. > 73 Bob W7LRD > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Stefan Wagener" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Cc: *"AMSAT BB" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:26:49 PM > *Subject: *[amsat-bb] Re: Fox and ISS Ham-TV > > > Hi Les and all, > > I would not jump into any kind of advanced purchase or antenna assembly etc > on the ISS TV program at this point. > > 1. It will take considerable time to get the equipment up, installed, > tested, verified etc. > 2. If the primary use is for ISS school contacts, you are limited to > scheduling, ISS visibility at your location etc. > 3. Downconverter options are very limited right now since they have to > match the DVB-S receiver input frequency. > 4. Limited choice of 1m+ dishes with LHCP antenna feeds tuned to the > proposed ISS frequencies. > > All of this will change over time once more information becomes available > and folks/vendors are starting to look into this and more products/tools > become available. Also, there might be a more permanent feed of video not > just limited to school contacts. We will see. > > Will be very interesting to see/hear what info is made available during the > Dayton AMSAT forum by Frank Bauer on ARISS. > > 73, Stefan, VE4NSA > > > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Les Rayburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > First of all congratulations to the entire Fox team. I know that everyone > > is excited about the possibility of another FM bird in the near future. > > > > As for Ham-TV, I agree that more information about the ground station > > requirements would be most welcome. I just managed to win a TechnoTrend > > S2-1600 > > HDTV satellite PCI Card on ebay ($60 bucks with shipping) so I hope this > > is a good start on a complete station. > > > > The next hurdle for me will be assembling a workable antenna and I assume > > an AZ/EL rotor with automatic tracking? It does seem like information is > > incomplete > > considering how close to the go live date we are. I know that this type > of > > digital TV is in wide use in Europe, so maybe some of these folks can > lend > > the yanks > > a hand? > > -- > > -- > > 73, > > > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > > 121 Mayfair Park > > Maylene, AL 35114 > > EM63nf > > > > 6M VUCC #1712 > > AMSAT #38965 > > Grid Bandits #222 > > Southeastern VHF Society > > Central States VHF Society Life Member > > Six Club #2484 > > > > Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > 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< > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
