Re: [amsat-bb] S band for 6 bucks...

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Drew,
I'm down in Houston on vacation and was going to look at these items - They are all sold out anyway so you must have started a run on these.Hi,Hi. Anyway, have fun- thanks for doing those demos at Dayton as all that observed expressed positive remarks.  
73,
Dee, NB2f

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@mindspring.com>
Date: Friday, June 3, 2005 7:03 am
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] S band for 6 bucks...

> My apologies Woody, I've never seen C band MMDS stuff before. I 
> checked Cal Amps website too, and while it doesn't list the exact 
> model number, the range fits in with their other S band stuff. And 
> I've never seen C band TV stuff that wasn't waveguide input....
> 
> George, would you be so kind as to foward Cal Amp's response?
> 
> 73, Drew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Woody <kj4so@nc.rr.com>
> Sent: Jun 3, 2005 1:22 AM
> To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] S band for 6 bucks...
> 
> Hi George:
> 
> I wish that I had read your email BEFORE I bought two of the 
> units.  Oh 
> well, I'll find something to do with them.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Woody
> KJ4SO
> AMSAT # 5562
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@earthlink.net>
> To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] S band for 6 bucks...
> 
> 
> > Oops..... meant to send this to the list.
> >
> > Sorry to say, those are C-band units, Drew.......  I also saw 
> them, 
> > and
> > contacted CalAmp to find out what they were.  Not even useful 
> for 
> > C-band on
> > Eagle, I'm afraid, as their top end is 4.2 GHz., way too low for 
> > practical
> > conversion.
> >
> > George, KA3HSW
> >
> >
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@mindspring.com>
> >> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:53 PM
> >> Subject: [amsat-bb] S band for 6 bucks...
> >>
> >>
> >>> ...sort of. I just ordered 2 of these units for 6 bucks plus 
> >>> shipping. Not sure what the specs are exactly but we'll find 
> out. 
> >>> Should be fine for LEO work at least.
> >>>
> >>> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5752472274&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT>>>
> >>> I have no experience or relation to this seller, just what 
> seems 
> >>> like a good deal I wanted to pass on. I would suggest emailing 
> them 
> >>> about the shipping, see the Q and A at the bottom of the ad.
> >>>
> >>> 73, Drew KO4MA ----
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