Gotta agree with the others that for me, working a GEO Sat is not any different than dialing up a local repeater but I’m from the old school that goes with the “if it’s not hard to do, it’s not worth doing” era.  Been on the birds since the early days & still enjoy them.

Mike N7ASZ

From: Ashhar Farhan <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 7:50 PM
To: Zach Metzinger <[email protected]>
Cc: AMSAT BB <[email protected]>
Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Looking to HEO

Zach,

You are so right. I ran out of excitement on the QO100 after a month. I am chasing RS44, there is an excitement of the kill with LEOs. I use entirely homebrew equipment. 

However, what does it cost to lease out a transponder of 300 khz spectrum on a regular geostationary Comsat?

On Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 7:03 AM Zach Metzinger <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2021-11-06 19:04, Ashhar Farhan wrote:
> Having worked the qo100 as well as LEOs, I can tell you that the
> elliptical orbit is no substitute for a geostationary sat.
> With qo100 i am on all the time, the antenna points in one direction at
> all times. It is GEO or bust. Get the money and get the GEO. It js worth
> the effort.

Ashhar,

Speaking only for my own interests:

I take the counter-argument; GEO is no substitute for LEO/MEO/HEO.

A GEO provides a static ground footprint and does not have the "chase"
that the other satellite orbits provide. A GEO bird, to me, sounds like
just another repeater-on-the-hill (except in space). No trans-Atlantic
chases or coverage over the poles.

For the price of a GEO ride, AMSAT might be able to get dozens of other
orbital rides spaced over many years. When the GEO bird breaks, that's it.

That said, there are many members in AMSAT who long for a GEO satellite
and I do understand that need. Hopefully, we can get to a fleet that
satisfies everyone.

--- Zach
N0ZGO

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