[amsat-bb] Re: Using a scanner to hear the FM sats?

At 01:23 PM 5/31/2007, Edward Cole wrote:

Good points Tony. If the scanner is mounted near the antenna 5-10 foot then RG-6 is not worse than 9913, but for long runs of 50-feet or more the 9913 wins. I would try to have a preamp as the scanner is probably quite "deaf"! Another issue is whether the scanner can be programmed in 1-KHz steps. If limited to 5-KHz or more then tuning Doppler will be a challenge.

Well, many of us manage 5 kHz steps on a HT, so a scanner is no different, 5 kHz is sufficient in a pinch, and the IF of the scanner is likely to be a little "broad" on the passband edges. As for the coax, I'd definitely try the RG6 first.

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