There's also an article in the June QST which answered a lot of my questions about setting up for and operating sats on Field Day.
Philip N4HF On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Bill W1PA <[email protected]> wrote: > I may set up a Field Day satellite station for our local club. I haven't > done > this in a while.... my last experience with a non-FM bird was AO-40. > > I'd like to avoid the futility of the FM LEO's on FD, and look to the > working passband birds, which I understand are AO-7, FO-29, and VO-52. > > I have at my disposal a FT-847, an Arrow satellite antenna (V/U), and if > needed, > various preamps and poweramps for 2m and 432, as well as antennas with > more elements. > > I also have a Ten Tec 2510 satellite unit that does not have the "extra > crystal board", > which I understand makes it a non-starter for the 3 birds I mentioned. > > For those of you experienced with the bandpass birds, assuming an outdoor, > clear sky access location, what should I bring? (i.e. will the FT-847 > stock amp be sufficient? > How many elements do I need for uplink? pre-amp for downlink? etc) > > I also may only be able to work overnight (in darkness) -- that rules out > AO-7, correct? > > Bill W1PA > ______________________________**_________________ > 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
