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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Best HT for satellite operation? (Ken M)
2. Re: Best HT for satellite operation? (Ken M)
3. Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014 and 2015
(Douglas Quagliana)
4. Re: [Video] LIVE French Astronaut and Translator! [repost]
(John Brier)
5. EO-79 (Ken Alexander)
6. Re: EO-79 (David G0MRF)
7. Re: Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014 and 2015
(Robert Switzer)
8. Info request (JHBRTOO@xxx.xxxx
9. EO88 Included in LoTW TQSL Config File 11.0 (Sean K.)
10. Re: EO-79 (Ken Alexander)
11. Re: Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014 and 2015
(Jerry Buxton)
12. Re: EO88 Included in LoTW TQSL Config File 11.0 (Clayton W5PFG)
13. Re: Best HT for satellite operation? (Matthew Stevens)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:07:31 +0000
From: Ken M <va7kbm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
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Hello all, The suggestions in this thread omitted some current Yaesu
models, specifically th VX-8DR, FT-1XDR and FT-2DR. Are these not viable
in-production options, in addition to the Kenwood TH-D72? Or were they
omitted from the earlier suggestions because perhaps they don't offer
built-in TNC capability? They claim to offer dual-band
simultaneous-receive capability at least.
73 - Ken - VA7KBM
On 2017-03-10 2:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> Clayton,
>
> An ICOM-910H is a HT .... Really (ha ha)? I suppose a few of you know
> that is a 100w desktop/mobile radio and hardly "portable". But it is a
> pretty good satellite radio for multi-mode use. A nearby friend uses
> one (actually has two) with az-el mounted yagis and full auto-track.
>
> A few months ago I was looking at adding a dual-band FM mobile to my
> hamshack and kinda groaning at the the $350+ cost for a new mobile, I
> decided spending just a little more would get me a nice used
> multi-mode VHF/UHF satellite desktop/mobile radio. Used prices on the
> Icom-910H and the FT-847 both ran $900-1200 which I could not
> justify. Then Looked for used FT-736R and bought one for $550
> (including ctcss encoder board option) with basic 2m/70cm (no 220 or
> 1.2G options).
>
> I'm quite pleased with the "old" radio and a bit surprised in its Rx
> sensitivity without preamps, running 144 and 432 SSB with a vertical
> for contacts out to 70-miles. I have not yet restored use of my
> satellite antennas as yet (probably be next summer as I want to move
> the short sat tower which requires new concrete base). You can look
> on my website for some info: http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm
>
> Two Baefong with appropriate filters should make an inexpensive
> portable sat setup with full duplex (not computer controlled). A
> single Baefong plus a Funcube Rx would also work pretty good though
> you would need a notepad or equivalent. I did some simplex FM-sat ops
> with a FT-817 in early 2000's with an Arrow but missed having duplex.
> I also had a 1998 FT-847 but sold both in 2012. Now have K3 and KX3, a
> Baefong UV5-RA, plus the venerable FT-736R.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:15:31 -0600
> From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I've seen a lot of great recommendations for satellite HT's. I really
> prefer the Icom IC-910h. Since it is a little heavy for neck straps,
> and the belt clip is made of 3/8" steel plate, I'd probably recommend
> the BABYBJ?RN carrier approach. You can buy a 15 year old one at a
> bargain price of $1000-1500 at most hamfests.
>
> TGIF
>
> Clayton
> W5PFG
>
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
> Dubus-NA Business mail:
> dubususa@xxxxx.xxx
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
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> program!
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:07:41 +0000
From: Ken M <va7kbm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
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Hello all, The suggestions in this thread omitted some current Yaesu
models, specifically th VX-8DR, FT-1XDR and FT-2DR. Are these not viable
in-production options, in addition to the Kenwood TH-D72? Or were they
omitted from the earlier suggestions because perhaps they don't offer
built-in TNC capability? They claim to offer dual-band
simultaneous-receive capability at least.
73 - Ken - VA7KBM
On 2017-03-10 2:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> Clayton,
>
> An ICOM-910H is a HT .... Really (ha ha)? I suppose a few of you know
> that is a 100w desktop/mobile radio and hardly "portable". But it is a
> pretty good satellite radio for multi-mode use. A nearby friend uses
> one (actually has two) with az-el mounted yagis and full auto-track.
>
> A few months ago I was looking at adding a dual-band FM mobile to my
> hamshack and kinda groaning at the the $350+ cost for a new mobile, I
> decided spending just a little more would get me a nice used
> multi-mode VHF/UHF satellite desktop/mobile radio. Used prices on the
> Icom-910H and the FT-847 both ran $900-1200 which I could not
> justify. Then Looked for used FT-736R and bought one for $550
> (including ctcss encoder board option) with basic 2m/70cm (no 220 or
> 1.2G options).
>
> I'm quite pleased with the "old" radio and a bit surprised in its Rx
> sensitivity without preamps, running 144 and 432 SSB with a vertical
> for contacts out to 70-miles. I have not yet restored use of my
> satellite antennas as yet (probably be next summer as I want to move
> the short sat tower which requires new concrete base). You can look
> on my website for some info: http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm
>
> Two Baefong with appropriate filters should make an inexpensive
> portable sat setup with full duplex (not computer controlled). A
> single Baefong plus a Funcube Rx would also work pretty good though
> you would need a notepad or equivalent. I did some simplex FM-sat ops
> with a FT-817 in early 2000's with an Arrow but missed having duplex.
> I also had a 1998 FT-847 but sold both in 2012. Now have K3 and KX3, a
> Baefong UV5-RA, plus the venerable FT-736R.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:15:31 -0600
> From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
> Message-ID:
> <CAPovOwfU3hBafuauUyykDMmh49xdeTS1VjV_DK5iwf1yBED16Q@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I've seen a lot of great recommendations for satellite HT's. I really
> prefer the Icom IC-910h. Since it is a little heavy for neck straps,
> and the belt clip is made of 3/8" steel plate, I'd probably recommend
> the BABYBJ?RN carrier approach. You can buy a 15 year old one at a
> bargain price of $1000-1500 at most hamfests.
>
> TGIF
>
> Clayton
> W5PFG
>
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
> Dubus-NA Business mail:
> dubususa@xxxxx.xxx
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:53:52 -0500
From: Douglas Quagliana <dquagliana@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014 and
2015
Message-ID: <9CD30075-FC28-417C-832F-F3FCB337C21C@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Friends,
I am looking for a copy of the Amsat symposium proceedings from 2014 and
2015. If you have an extra copy, or a copy that you don't want anymore, then
please contact me.
73,
Douglas KA2UPW/5
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:20:56 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Gaston Bertels <gaston.bertels@xxxxxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [Video] LIVE French Astronaut and Translator!
[repost]
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You're welcome Gaston.
Thanks for your comments.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Mar 23, 2017 5:50 AM, "Gaston" <gaston.bertels@xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
Hello John,
Thank you for posting the ARISS telebridge with french astronaut Thomas
Pesquet answering questions of students in Belgium.
Excellent job translating the astronaut's answers in English.
Congrats es 73
Gaston Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS-Europe
On 22/03/2017 17:18, John Brier wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gS-PiVt7bU
>
> I posted this a couple of weeks ago on a Friday and it didn't get a
> lot of views possibly because "Fridays are slow news days." I got
> permission from the amsat-bb list owner to repost it.
>
> It's a pretty cool video where I got a French student to translate a
> French astronaut's answers to students in Belgium. The contact was
> through K6DUE telebridge station in Maryland, which is why we were
> able to hear the ISS talk to a school in Belgium from North Carolina.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:12:38 -0400
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
Message-ID: <9e8c98b7-57ea-fa98-fb23-24a61595fb02@xxxxxx.xxx>
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Just reading up on EO-79, trying to understand it. The Amsat website
says: "The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the
spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes."
I take that to mean that the transponder will stay ON for 25 minutes
regardless of whether the satellite is in sunlight or darkness during
that 25 minute period. Is that correct?
I also read: "This schedule may be modified over the forthcoming weeks
as a result of experience."
Have there been any changes to the schedule?
73 and many thanks in advance!
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:53:18 -0400
From: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>
To: k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79
Message-ID: <15afc16358d-22c0-16da2@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx>
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Hi Ken. You are correct.
Exits eclipse into sunlight with transponder off.
counts 27 minutes -This is over Antarctica and the southern Ocean, so not
many users. - Battery charging.
Switches on transponder.
After 25 minutes of transponder operation it switches off.
Then it has a short period in sunlight to add a little charge to the battery
Enters next eclipse.
Since implementing this schedule it has not been modified.
We continue to monitor the orbit / the coverage area of the satellite and
the power budget as the seasons change.
So far.....so good.
73
David G0MRF
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:38
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
Just reading up on EO-79, trying to understand it. The Amsat website
says: "The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the
spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes."
I take that to mean that the transponder will stay ON for 25 minutes
regardless of whether the satellite is in sunlight or darkness during
that 25 minute period. Is that correct?
I also read: "This schedule may be modified over the forthcoming weeks
as a result of experience."
Have there been any changes to the schedule?
73 and many thanks in advance!
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:13:40 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Switzer <rs2atmink@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Douglas Quagliana <dquagliana@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014
and 2015
Message-ID: <1001591394.2327475.1490289220012@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I wish these were available for purchase.
Rob KA2CZU
On Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:56 PM, Douglas Quagliana
<dquagliana@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Friends,
I am looking for a copy of the Amsat symposium proceedings from 2014 and
2015. If you have an extra copy, or a copy that you don't want anymore, then
please contact me.
73,
Douglas KA2UPW/5
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:30:05 -0400
From: JHBRTOO@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Info request
Message-ID: <7bdfba.3409de21.4605601d@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I had the satellite schedule app on my Kindle and it gabolled. Of course I
didn't write it down. It's the one from LU?- that ties to the Amsat
predictions but is a one page sheet with maps/ frequencies and AOS/LOS
times/
azimuths. - I loved it for the ability to have it on my KINDLE, small
portable, easy to use and read.
Would someone send me the link info please
Dave WA6EKR-- jhbrtoo @xxx.xxx
Thanks
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:43:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Sean K." <kx9x@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO88 Included in LoTW TQSL Config File 11.0
Message-ID: <1613628258.2368583.1490291000320@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hi all-
LoTW TQSL Config File V11.0 was released today. Among other things, it adds
EO88 (Nayif-1) to the satellite list.
You should get a popup window announcing the new config file the next time
you open TQSL.?Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:57:54 -0400
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79
Message-ID: <6b8bb139-9d11-f687-27ce-f35d816e7863@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Thanks David,
I'll keep this in mind and give it a try this weekend!
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
On 2017-03-23 12:53 PM, David G0MRF wrote:
> Hi Ken. You are correct.
>
> Exits eclipse into sunlight with transponder off.
> counts 27 minutes -This is over Antarctica and the southern Ocean, so
> not many users. - Battery charging.
> Switches on transponder.
> After 25 minutes of transponder operation it switches off.
> Then it has a short period in sunlight to add a little charge to the
> battery
> Enters next eclipse.
>
> Since implementing this schedule it has not been modified.
> We continue to monitor the orbit / the coverage area of the satellite
> and the power budget as the seasons change.
>
> So far.....so good.
>
> 73
>
> David G0MRF
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:38
> Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
>
> Just reading up on EO-79, trying to understand it. The Amsat website
> says: "The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the
> spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes."
>
> I take that to mean that the transponder will stay ON for 25 minutes
> regardless of whether the satellite is in sunlight or darkness during
> that 25 minute period. Is that correct?
>
> I also read: "This schedule may be modified over the forthcoming weeks
> as a result of experience."
>
> Have there been any changes to the schedule?
>
> 73 and many thanks in advance!
>
> Ken Alexander
> VE3HLS
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:BB@xxxxx.xxx>. AMSAT-NA makes this
> open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:55:10 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Wanted: Amsat Symposium Proceedings from 2014
and 2015
Message-ID: <3f690017-c9cf-da79-8bf4-f5aea24e6a6c@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Douglas,
You can borrow mine for a while, does that do any good? I'll need them
back by August 1.
Priority mail about $10, the 2015 is a fat book!
Or, are you looking for a specific article(s)? If it's Fox ITAR I would
have it else Dan Schultz might still have the original pdf for other
submissions.
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
On 3/22/2017 19:53, Douglas Quagliana wrote:
> Friends,
>
> I am looking for a copy of the Amsat symposium proceedings from 2014 and
2015. If you have an extra copy, or a copy that you don't want anymore, then
please contact me.
>
> 73,
> Douglas KA2UPW/5
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:08:49 -0500
From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO88 Included in LoTW TQSL Config File 11.0
Message-ID: <4fb8be34-94eb-94f5-7a5a-ca1213275a68@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
FYI -
It is formatted for the correct OSCAR name (EO-88) in the new v11.0
configuration file. Therefore if you are using something other than ARRL
TQSL to generate the ADIF, you will need to enter EO-88 as the satellite
name.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 3/23/2017 12:43, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi all-
> LoTW TQSL Config File V11.0 was released today. Among other things, it
adds EO88 (Nayif-1) to the satellite list.
> You should get a popup window announcing the new config file the next time
you open TQSL. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
------------------------------
Message: 13
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:41:26 -0400
From: Matthew Stevens <matthew@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Ken M <va7kbm@xxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
Message-ID: <17D5F2D0-43C3-4643-A677-0544C4C4BB0E@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Having used all three, they do not offer full duplex capability. However,
they do have good receivers, and could be used with a separate transmitter
to operate full duplex.
All three also DO have a built in TNC, and work well for APRS.
?73?
- Matthew kk4fem
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 22, 2017, at 14:07, Ken M <va7kbm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello all, The suggestions in this thread omitted some current Yaesu
> models, specifically th VX-8DR, FT-1XDR and FT-2DR. Are these not viable
> in-production options, in addition to the Kenwood TH-D72? Or were they
> omitted from the earlier suggestions because perhaps they don't offer
> built-in TNC capability? They claim to offer dual-band
> simultaneous-receive capability at least.
>
> 73 - Ken - VA7KBM
>
>
>> On 2017-03-10 2:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
>> Clayton,
>>
>> An ICOM-910H is a HT .... Really (ha ha)? I suppose a few of you know
>> that is a 100w desktop/mobile radio and hardly "portable". But it is a
>> pretty good satellite radio for multi-mode use. A nearby friend uses
>> one (actually has two) with az-el mounted yagis and full auto-track.
>>
>> A few months ago I was looking at adding a dual-band FM mobile to my
>> hamshack and kinda groaning at the the $350+ cost for a new mobile, I
>> decided spending just a little more would get me a nice used
>> multi-mode VHF/UHF satellite desktop/mobile radio. Used prices on the
>> Icom-910H and the FT-847 both ran $900-1200 which I could not
>> justify. Then Looked for used FT-736R and bought one for $550
>> (including ctcss encoder board option) with basic 2m/70cm (no 220 or
>> 1.2G options).
>>
>> I'm quite pleased with the "old" radio and a bit surprised in its Rx
>> sensitivity without preamps, running 144 and 432 SSB with a vertical
>> for contacts out to 70-miles. I have not yet restored use of my
>> satellite antennas as yet (probably be next summer as I want to move
>> the short sat tower which requires new concrete base). You can look
>> on my website for some info: http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm
>>
>> Two Baefong with appropriate filters should make an inexpensive
>> portable sat setup with full duplex (not computer controlled). A
>> single Baefong plus a Funcube Rx would also work pretty good though
>> you would need a notepad or equivalent. I did some simplex FM-sat ops
>> with a FT-817 in early 2000's with an Arrow but missed having duplex.
>> I also had a 1998 FT-847 but sold both in 2012. Now have K3 and KX3, a
>> Baefong UV5-RA, plus the venerable FT-736R.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>>
>> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:15:31 -0600
>> From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
>> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Best HT for satellite operation?
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAPovOwfU3hBafuauUyykDMmh49xdeTS1VjV_DK5iwf1yBED16Q@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>
>> I've seen a lot of great recommendations for satellite HT's. I really
>> prefer the Icom IC-910h. Since it is a little heavy for neck straps,
>> and the belt clip is made of 3/8" steel plate, I'd probably recommend
>> the BABYBJ?RN carrier approach. You can buy a 15 year old one at a
>> bargain price of $1000-1500 at most hamfests.
>>
>> TGIF
>>
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
>>
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> http://www.kl7uw.com
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