There are many MMDS TV downconverters available and probably just as many people that want to sell them...many stopped using them after the demise of AO-40. I'm sure patience will get you on with very little $ expenditure...
Just for fun you can Google "mmds downconverter" or "Calamp downconverter" and you will find previous discussions and conversion info.
Enjoy!
Roger WA1KAT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Attfield" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:03 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] s-band for cheap?
hi everyone as some of you might know I'm a little cash strapped as I'm trying to do everything off a student budget. I'd like to be able to get onto the s-band downlink for AO-51 and some of those future birds that are coming...however it would appear that it is a little cost inhibitive. All the converter/transverters I found seem to be in the $300-$400 and i just don't have the money to do that. Will I just have to only work the birds when they're in v/u or is there a cheap way to do things? thanks -Steve VA3SAX
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