[amsat-bb] 70 cm preamp

[Estes Wayne-W10191 <W10191@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark West wrote, about the "$12,500 to burn" station:

Add a 70cm preamp from SSB.

Wayne replies:

When is a preamp needed with a 42-element CP 70 cm Yagi?

That antenna has more than enough gain to hear LEO satellites without a
preamp.  And none of the high-orbit satellites have working 70 cm
transmitters.

Is it useful for certain digital satellites?  (I don't mess with digital
satellites)

Wayne Estes W9AE
Mundelein, IL, USA

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