Re: 10' Dish available

13 Oct 2006

      My first AO-40 downlink antenna (or attempt at one) was a 16' foot TVRO 
dish I found on the side of the road in rural FL (couldn't beat the 
price, they were happy to see it go). Making a mount for it was no small 
accomplishment.With a small helix feed, an AIDC downconverter, and my 
TS-700A, I could hear the images from the IF in the sat! Well, for about 
10 seconds, then I had to repoint the dish.. I had intended to mount the 
down converter at the feed point but it eventually occured to me that I 
had enough gain that my converter's LO might make a great transmitter, 
so fortunately I avoided that problem ahead of time.
I eventually concluded the dish was much better for watching C-Band 
satellite TV and used a 90cm Primestar dish for AO-40 after that :)
I used to have a picture of myself napping in the dish like it was a 
hammock on qrz.com.. It did lend a sort of "Green Bank" atmosphere to my 
yard as well.
73, Jason N1XBP
P.S. - Gunther, you might consider that you've got 4 antenna's available 
as Bob suggested in an earlier post.. smaller, lighter, and easier to ship.
John Champa wrote:
...
Wow, Gunther!  That is a lot of antenna.  How are you going point that 
monster?  Auto-tracking will be required, and when you do that, it had 
better be right on the money, and update about every minute or so.  
Well, whatever floats your boat.  Enjoy!
Remember, once you can hear the noise floor of the transponder, then 
additional gain is, well, not needed very much, let's say (HI).
I, on the other hand, plan to use the smallest antenna pair I can get 
away with.  I thought that was the advantage of satellite operating:  
140 foot towers with a stack of monobanders not needed?  (HI).
73,
John - K8OCL
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From: "Gunther Meisse" gogm@wmfd.com
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb]  10' Dish available
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:02:24 -0400
With the coming of the next group of HEO satellites I am checking if 
there
is any interest in a 10' Weingard mesh dish. It has been taken out of
service by a local manufacturing company here in central Ohio and has 
been
taken apart and will be created, ready to be shipped. If you have an
interest, please contact me at gmouse@neo.rr.com
Regards,
Gunther Meisse
W8GSM
Gunther (Gog) Meisse
WVNO / WRGM / WMFD
2900 Park Avenue West
Mansfield, OH 44906
Ph: 419-529-5900
Cell: 419-544-8622
Fax: 419-529-2319
www.NorthcentralOhio.com

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Jason White

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