Our bird is very strong lots of signals here in Australia
I was amazed what a difference the AMP made.
I just need to decode now
Beamwidth about 45 degrees
Andrew
On 16 Oct. 2016, at 4:14 pm, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
Mike,
I got their kit, being in a hurry, and have been running it on the front deck with a battery pack. It has a clear shot at the satellite, and I see SNR of 8-10 or so. The downlink isn't all that interesting right now, but at some point I need to come up with a weatherproof mount for the electronics. There are relatively long periods between data, so checking it when I bring it in for the night is adequate. They have a fairly active support forum, and there are reports/conjecture that the LNA may be a bit sensitive to ESD.
I found these a useful source of azimuth and elevation information:
http://www.csgnetwork.com/geosatposcalc.html
http://www.csgnetwork.com/antennasatelazposcalc.html
The US satellite is at 98W.
Thanks for the suggestion for a mount. Turns out I had one on the shelf, and it gives me exactly the right tilt.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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