[amsat-bb] Re: How to do 1.2ghz when sat radio is FT-847

[James French]

If you like to build a transverter, Paul, W1GHZ, has designed a bunch of
CHEAP to build units and has poted the information on his web pages at
www.w1ghz.org.

Here's the direct link to the Multi band Microwave Transverter project
that he gave a talk at Microwave Update about this past year:
http://www.w1ghz.org/MBT/multiband.htm

I am currently building the 900Mhz version and still have to acquire the
MMICs for it as I have found that I have misplaced the bag that I had
from years ago.

BTW, I do have a extra DEMI board model number 1296-144 that I would be
willing to part with if your interested. Just the PCB board. The cost of
acquiring parts on my own cost me about 75 dollars ten years ago though
and I don't know how 'unobtainiam' some of the parts used are now a days
though. It could be used for 1260 Sat or 1296 Terrestrial depending on
what crystal was installed.

James W8ISS
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On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 14:01 -0500, Michael J. Wolthuis wrote:
> I am excited with all the late use of 1.2ghz and want to get involved.  
> I have an FT-847, which doesn't have a 1.2ghz option.  So what are 
> others doing?
> 
> Here were my thoughts....
> 
> 1) Add a 910 for 1.2ghz - expensive
> 2) Utilize my TS-2000 (currently HF) for 1.2ghz by adding UT-20 - not 
> sure how hard the add-on is to do
> 3) Buy another radio (?????) for 1.2ghz use
> 4) Is there some way to use the FT-847?
> 
> If there is references out there to this, Google did not do me well, 
> please send links and pointers.
> 
> Thanks and hopefully I'll be on 1.2ghz soon.  I have an antenna and 50ft 
> of inch and a quarter to the shack on the Sat rotator, but just never 
> hooked it too anything.
> 
> Mike
> kb8zgl
> 
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