Thank you ALL I got so much info and will try them all. Sound like I am on right path, just a long one...
Again. Thank you everyone. On Sun, May 12, 2024, 9:20 PM Walter Holmes via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Richard, > > > > Working Satellites can be a fantastic part of our great hobby. > > > > And depending how deep your planning to get into it, can be as cheap as > $20.00 to $100.00 for a very nice antenna. > > > > Then you can use a dual band FM HT, BUT, this will only work late and > night or early in the morning, when your not competing for air time with > the 50 and 100 watt satellite stations. > > > > If you want the best experience possible, it can cost a few thousand > dollars real quick, for a nice satellite radio capable of LSB/USB full > duplex, and a pair of VHF/UHF beams with a nice az/el rotor. > > > > We have been working with a few people over the past few days, using HT’s > and $15.00 antennas, to digipeat APRS packets via the ISS, with great > success. For a quick and simple example of entry level access. > > > > The bottom line is, it doesn’t take a lot of money at all to test the > waters, but once you get bitten by the bug, like several of us, it will > take a great deal more $ for full station automation, and hands free > operation. As well as getting the maximum time on each satellite pass. > > > > I hope you get the chance to give this a try, at any level, as it’s tons > of fun. > > > > And, as always, anything I can do to help, just give a yell. We can get > you on the birds, one way or the other. > > > > Walter/K5WH > > > > *From:* BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Richard Bonica via > BVARC > *Sent:* Sunday, May 12, 2024 5:53 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> > *Cc:* Richard Bonica <kg5...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [BVARC] Satellites -- 2m -- 70cm -- antennas > > > > To all... > > > > As I go down the path of satalites and antennas, I have now realized how > much I really don't have a clue. > > The things I need to learn about are : > > 1) Yagis -- how they work beyond the normal parts and basic point and > listen. > > 2) satalites and orbits and solar winds and solar interference in general > and what it takes to track beyond software > > 3) up and down links -- beyond the 2m and 70cm frequency and how Doppler > and angle effects. > > > > Basically -- looks to me that the magic smoke we work to keep in > electronics is also in the antenna. > > > > Someone know where I can start to figure this stuff out. I am almost to > the point of calling Mr Daniel and CPT Jack . > > > > Thank you for help in advance. > > > > Richard Bonica > > KG5YCU > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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