Re: [amsat-bb] Eagle and P3E

[Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well......we've converted commercial equipment before,
so I don't see why we couldn't start tinkering with
satcom LNB's.
Jim  KQ6EA


--- i8cvs <domenico.i8cvs@tin.it> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: w7lrd@comcast.net
>   To: i8cvs ; Robert McGwier ; Joseph Trombino Jr
>   Cc: AMSAT
>   Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:31 PM
>   Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Eagle and P3E
> 
> 
>   Hello All
>   When we had S band on AO-40 we were able to cobble
> together a number of good
> receive systems   Through a variety of web sites
> such as W0LMD and K5OE and
> others we learned what to do.  It appears we now
> will need another "watering
> hole" of information for 5cm.  Some commercial units
> (downeast) can be pricey.
> I for one would like to start well in advance. 
> So-where do we start?
>   73 Bob W7LRD
>   Seattle
> 
> 
>   Hi Bob,W7LRD
> 
>   I believe we must start to read microwave books
> and good candidates are:
> 
>   The ARRL UHF/Microwave Project Manual ARRL Order
> No 4491
> 
>   The ARRL UHF/MICROWAVE Experimenter's Manual ARRL
> Order No 3126
> 
>   VHF/ UHF MANUAL edited by the RSGB ISBN 0 900612
> 92 4
> 
>   MICROWAVE HANDBOOK Volume 1-2 and 3  Edited by te
> RSGB
>   ISBN 0 900612 88 6  for the set of all three
> volumes
> 
>   73" de
> 
>   i8CVS Domenico
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