re best transceiver for sats
Hi all, just wondering what you think is the best transceiver or transceivers for the satellites. By this I mean to be able to TX and RX at the same time (covering from 144mhz, 70cm and 23cm), was thinking possibly something like the ICOM IC910 (with 23cm board added) so that USB downlink and LSB uplink can be done (can the TS2000 do this also). Or is it better to have 2 seperate radios altogether, and use one for the uplink and one for the downlink? Any thoughts or what do you think is the ultimate set up, doing quite well here with very simple FT817 and old FT480R but using transverter for 23cms. regards Gus M0IKB
I have done it both ways. I have a IC910H and just bought the 1.2 Ghz module. If you have seperate radios, that will get you started. You will need to purchase a 1.2 Ghz transverter unless the radio has that support in it. If I can operate full duplex vs half duplex, I will go for full duplex. One feature that I picked up on the 910H was AFC, which makes operating the FM birds really nice. Once I acquire the satellite, the radio takes care of keeping it tuned on the downlink.
Ron KA4KYI
Angus wrote:
Hi all, just wondering what you think is the best transceiver or transceivers for the satellites. By this I mean to be able to TX and RX at the same time (covering from 144mhz, 70cm and 23cm), was thinking possibly something like the ICOM IC910 (with 23cm board added) so that USB downlink and LSB uplink can be done (can the TS2000 do this also). Or is it better to have 2 seperate radios altogether, and use one for the uplink and one for the downlink? Any thoughts or what do you think is the ultimate set up, doing quite well here with very simple FT817 and old FT480R but using transverter for 23cms. regards Gus M0IKB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angus" angus@young5769.freeserve.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] re best transceiver for sats
Hi all, just wondering what you think is the best transceiver or transceivers for
the satellites. By this I mean to be able to TX and RX at the same time (covering from 144mhz, 70cm and 23cm), was thinking possibly something like the ICOM IC910 (with 23cm board added) so that USB downlink and LSB uplink can be done (can the TS2000 do this also). Or is it better to have 2 seperate radios altogether, and use one for the uplink and one for the downlink?
Any thoughts or what do you think is the ultimate set up, doing quite well
here with very simple FT817 and old FT480R but using transverter for 23cms.
regards Gus M0IKB
Hi Gus, M0IKB
In my experience 2 separate radios altogheter, and use one for the uplink and one for the downlink is better !
If you are doing quite well with very simple FT817 and FT480R and using 23 cm transverters I suggest you do not change your setup.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
Having done satellites with separate transceivers (IC-275 and IC-475H); separate transmitter, receiver, and transverters (Drake B-line twins with TC-2/SC-2/CC-1); and a single all-mode multi-band transceiver (910H), I wouldn't trade the 910 for anything! Especially when combined with SatPC32 for full doppler and rotor control... I first used one for Field Day in 2001 (borrowed from the local ham store), and immediately sold my B-line Drakes, a Yaesu FT-8100R, and a few other things to fund the purchase of my own!
73,
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angus" angus@young5769.freeserve.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:41 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] re best transceiver for sats
Hi all, just wondering what you think is the best transceiver or transceivers for the satellites. By this I mean to be able to TX and RX at the same time (covering from 144mhz, 70cm and 23cm), was thinking possibly something like the ICOM IC910 (with 23cm board added) so that USB downlink and LSB uplink can be done (can the TS2000 do this also). Or is it better to have 2 seperate radios altogether, and use one for the uplink and one for the downlink? Any thoughts or what do you think is the ultimate set up, doing quite well here with very simple FT817 and old FT480R but using transverter for 23cms. regards Gus M0IKB
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