I was going to try and roll my own version of the preamp circuit shown in the AMSAT store. I wish I had a spare 50 bucks to just buy one because I know it would go to help FOX but my money is extremely tight right now. Unfortunately when I go to the mini circuits site, I find that their minimum order is twenty and I'd be spending close to 25 or 30 bucks anyway. At that point, I would be better off buying the prebuilt amp if I could afford it! I'm trying to get back ito sats on a budget. I have a DVB-T stick and an omnidirectional scanner antenna that I'm experimenting with as a poor mans RX solution. I've been able to definitely hear transmissions but not make out anything legible from V0-52 and I've had no luck hearing S0-50 at all. Considering that I have about a 30 foot run of RG-6 quad shield from the antenna to the shack, I imagine that a preamp at the antenna would help and give me a definite yes or no if my RX experiment is even feasible. I am using SDR# right now because I find it easier but my eventual plan is to try and use HDSDR with the doppler being controlled by SatPC-32. I could go cheap handhelds and may eventually when I can afford them but given that I like to operate from my shack and not outdoors with handheld beams, I'll still need the preamp. 73, Michael, W4HIJ