http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vZfm500hE

As can be seen in this HD Video it only takes a FUNcubeDongle plus a 12 elements beam to hear & decode Nanosail-D2 !

Adding the control software of Mike & Mike, plus WRplus and MixW you have a ground station that can support small satellite missions.

-- Henk, PA3GUO http://www.pa3guo.com