On 11/28/11 16:48, Jim White wrote:
I would appreciate info on what the currently available satellite radios are. We have used the IC-910 and FT-736R for some time and now need to recommend a radio to a couple of groups building cubesats. The 736 is of course long gone but it appears the 910 is also no longer made. We recently helped a group who had bought a TS-2000 and I was not particularly impressed with it as a satellite radio.
So what's current and what works well on V and U?
Jim jim@coloradosatellite.com
Why limit yourself to current radios? The Icom 910 isn't made now but there are a lot of them around. The much older IC-275/IC-475 are cheaper still but give great performance. Harder to get, but I'll bet with a little luck you could get a pair of them for about the same price as a 910H.
Another thing to think of is an Elecraft with their 2m/70cm transverters.
The Flex 5000 with their 2m/70cm board would make a fantastic rig, albeit at a price (3500 ish?) but is in the neighborhood of the 9100.
The IC-290/IC-490 are older ssb rigs, but they'd work pretty well, too.
A few thoughts...
--STeve Andre' wb8wsf en72