Re: [amsat-bb] Working my first sats

[MM <ka1rrw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stephen:

To get your feet wet on FM satellites, a simple
dualband 2/440 roof top antenna Omni will work ok.
You will be able to work a few birds, during OFF hours
and Close passes, with a HT and a Zero "dBd" antenna.
Then if you like that portion of the hobby you can
upgrade later.  My first Space contact was with a
Yeasu 209RH HT with a 100 watt amp and a Ringo.  
I talked to space station Mir, Musa Marinov( would you
belive it changed my life).
Also with a 1200 baud TNC you and do Unproto mode on
ISS with the same setup.

ISS tips
www.marexmg.org

73 and welcome to satellites.


--- Stephen Brown Jr <stephen.brown75@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>      I am new to satellite operation and have quite
> a few questions. I just
> bought an arrow antenna and I want to work AO-51
> with a handheld(Kenwood
> TH-D7AG). I am going to try voice first, but I am
> very interested in data
> and telemetry as well. My handheld is 9600 baud
> capable, but I notice there
> is 38k capabilities on this bird as well? What kind
> of TNC or equipment
> would I need to start using that?
> 
> Operating the BBS. Is there a guide or webpage
> detailing the proper
> operation of this?
> 
> Telemetry. Very interested in this. Is this in CW or
> packet format? Is it
> raw data or do I need decoding software?
> 
> That's all I had pertaining to AO-51. I had some
> additional general
> questions I'm hoping someone can answer for me as
> well:
> 
> 1. El/Az rotor and controller. I can't afford to
> invest in a nice commercial
> quality rotor like the Yaesu for example, are there
> any homebrew or cheaper
> alternatives? I'd like to come up with something
> that does automatic
> tracking, and I love to build stuff so something in
> a kit form would be
> great.
> 
> 2. Antennas. Do I even need and el/az rotor for LEO
> sats? I plan on starting
> with these first and then moving up to more advanced
> birds. I have an Arrow,
> but I want to keep that for portable use only.
> 
> Sorry so many questions and their vagueness. I am
> not new to ham radio, but
> very new to satellite operation, I haven't made a
> contact yet, but have
> listened to a few passes. In short, I could use some
> old fashioned elmering,
> and I don't think there is anyone around where I
> live that is active with
> satellites.
> 
> Thanks and 73 de N1VLV,
> Stephen
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