Jeff
On the receive end of things, check out one of the SDR dongles like the Funcube dongle, they are inexpensive and have the added benefit of providing a panadapter which allows you to view the entire bandpass of a transponder satellite. A receive preamp will probably be required.
A laptop computer will comfortably support the Dongle and SATPC32 or other SAT software.
Dave W0DHB
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Embry Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 8:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting back into Satellites
Good Day all,
After a few years hiatis, I am contemplating getting back on the birds. Because I currently live in an apartment, I plan on starting the easy route using an arrow antenna. My question is, since I sold my last HT about a decade ago, what is recommended for the current models of HTs that have full-duplex capabilities?
73es,
-- Jeff Embry, K3OQ FM19nb ARCI #11643, FPQRP #-696, QRP-L # 67, NAQCC #25, ARS #1733 AMSAT LM-2263
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