Rick,
What type of feed line and length do you have? I use my TS2000 with 15 meters of RG-213 cable without any external preamp. No problem to copy all sats, VHF and UHF downlinks.
David 4X1DG
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Lawn To: Amsat BB Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:13 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Mirage kpc1 problems
I suspect that one primary reason I'm not hearing the birds as I try several home brew stationary antennas is the used 440 preamp I bought on eBay. It seems like the internal TS-2000 internal is better and that shouldn't be. And just when I'm getting results with these home brewed antennas! Is there any way I can verify failure in the mirage kpc1/440? I too got tired of mistakenly putting too much rf in an old ARR preamp I had and fried it, suggesting that I switch to the mirage amps like those I use at the home qth with good results. Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb