[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-08 Thread Greg D
! -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:04 AM To: jeffrey.em...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites There is only one

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-08 Thread Dave WØDHB
Jeff On the receive end of things, check out one of the SDR dongles like the Funcube dongle, they are inexpensive and have the added benefit of providing a panadapter which allows you to view the entire bandpass of a transponder satellite. A receive preamp will probably be required. A laptop

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-08 Thread i8cvs
, WB5RUE ke...@eaglecreekobservatory.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:33 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites 73/all Is Full Duplex really required or just nice to have? Currently my setup (which doesn't include an antenna at the moment due

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
There is only one currently operable FM satellite, and many of the sats due to be launched this year are transponders or FM/DSB repeaters. My suggestion would be to find a Yaesu 817 to get a toe into transponders, and add -any- UHF receiver for full duplex FM. The little Baofeng UV3s are like

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-07 Thread Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
have not yet begun to procrastinate! -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:04 AM To: jeffrey.em...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting back

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting back into Satellites

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
not yet begun to procrastinate! -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:04 AM To: jeffrey.em...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting