[amsat-bb] Re: DirecWav satellite internet useful?

[Edward Cole]

I have three 18-inch Dish-Net dishes (same service as Direct-TV) 
which are used with my 10-GHz feedhorn or with a 6-turn helix feed 
for 2400-MHz.  These dishes are used at 11-12 GHz.  The DirectWav is 
maybe the satellite internet connection?

The LNA probably is possibly usable on 10.451 GHz which is one of the 
proposed P3E downlink frequencies.

73, Ed  - KL7UW

At 09:20 PM 5/26/2008, kc6uqh wrote:
>Greg,
>These dishes are used on 10 GHz and lower frequencies. Designed to operate
>in Ku Band ~12 GHz they will give ~30 dBof gain. The LNB and feed can be
>used , at least the LNA section. As the intended use is television the LO is
>not stable enough for Amateur Satellite work.
>
>Art,
>KC6UQH
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg at hotmail.com>
>To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:23 PM
>Subject: [amsat-bb] DirecWav satellite internet useful?
>
>
>
>Hi folks,
>
>My neighbor appears to be tossing their Hughes "DirecWav" satellite internet
>dish and associated dish-mounted electronics.  By any stroke of luck, is
>this stuff reasonably convertable for use with any of the the proposed P3E
>up or downlinks?  I have no idea what frequency it runs.  It appears to have
>both transmit and receive capabilities (based on the warnings posted).
>There are no model numbers that I can find on the electronics.
>
>I've got my AO-40 S-band receive setup, but nothing for the higher bands.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Greg  KO6TH
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