Another great video Sean! I like how you speak a steady tone while you're trying to find yourself on the downlink. I think I usually just say my call on and off, or over and over. So I might tune right by myself in a gap. I'll have to give your method a shot. 73, John Brier KG4AKV
Thanks Sean. I've never done the linear satellites only the FM birds using an HT with an Arrow antenna and then not too much. This tends to whet my appetite to try the Linear satellites.
Nice video series thanks for the info it's especially nice to see the demonstrations. I am looking at potentially setting up a home station for satellite. If I am using a radio such as the icom-9700 that has separate antenna connectors for 2m and 70m could I successfully hear myself on the downlink using a dual band antenna with a duplexer?
Sean thanks so much for the info on the M2 antennas. I am in the process of installing them now. I want to use HRD Ham Radio Delux to control my 991A and track and contact satellites with this antenna. I have two questions, 1 is the 991a a full-duplex radio, it has two vfo's and can operate in split mode. 2 have you used the HRD program, what do you think? Oh and one more, how do you know which satellites are repeaters that I can contact? Thanks in advance.
With the help of your videos (and a few others), I have made 5 contacts since 8 July! Using an Elk Antenna and Baofeng UV5R! Thanks for the great content!
Another great video Sean! I like how you speak a steady tone while you're trying to find yourself on the downlink. I think I usually just say my call on and off, or over and over. So I might tune right by myself in a gap. I'll have to give your method a shot.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
Thanks Sean. I've never done the linear satellites only the FM birds using an HT with an Arrow antenna and then not too much. This tends to whet my appetite to try the Linear satellites.
8:36 It may be a bit late but for those cases your TRX has the auto notch filter function.
Are there any mobile radios which have duplex SSB capabilities? I believe the Kenwood TH-D72 only does FM.
Another excellent video Sean. Do you still stick a duplexer in the 70cms line as an added filter against desense?
Nice video series thanks for the info it's especially nice to see the demonstrations. I am looking at potentially setting up a home station for satellite. If I am using a radio such as the icom-9700 that has separate antenna connectors for 2m and 70m could I successfully hear myself on the downlink using a dual band antenna with a duplexer?
Great video could a twin VFO radio like the TYT 7800/9800 series work ? note I said could and I have vertical antennas would they play nice ?
Can you tell me the app you use for your phone and the site you use to check for birds.Thanks 73
I use GoSatWatch for IOS. It is not free, but it is very good.
Sean thanks so much for the info on the M2 antennas. I am in the process of installing them now. I want to use HRD Ham Radio Delux to control my 991A and track and contact satellites with this antenna. I have two questions, 1 is the 991a a full-duplex radio, it has two vfo's and can operate in split mode. 2 have you used the HRD program, what do you think? Oh and one more, how do you know which satellites are repeaters that I can contact? Thanks in advance.
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How did HAMs work out the Az/El before the advent of the internet?
With the help of your videos (and a few others), I have made 5 contacts since 8 July! Using an Elk Antenna and Baofeng UV5R! Thanks for the great content!
The vhf tx will overload the uhf rx ???