I'd forgotten about the smart phone option. Definitely makes it more portable. The rusty old wheels in my head are starting to turn.
Getting a little off topic here, so I'm done, but thanks for the reminder! Steve AI9IN ----- Original Message ----- From: Zach Metzinger (zmetzing@pobox.com) Date: 02/01/21 20:03 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Cubesats
On 2/1/21 4:48 PM, Steve Kristoff wrote:
Don't you also need a computer to plug the SDR dongle into? If so, is the computer, dongle, LNA, FT-818 combo a portable station as you'd have with two HTs and an Arrow antenna? Or at this point are you referring to an in-shack type station with tower mounted antennas?
Hello Steve,
You do need something to plug the SDR dongle into, and most of the time that's a laptop or desktop PC. However, for the brave:
https://www.electronicsforu.com/electronics-projects/software-defined-radio-...
You might even be able to scrounge a phone (sans SIM card) from someone who is on the cell-phone upgrade treadmill. You know the one: it's thinner, sleeker, has more battery, uses the 5G rays right into your eyeballs for better resolution, etc. :-)