[amsat-bb] Re: Radios for satellite operations

[Gary "Joe" Mayfield]

Ed,

      You are building my dream station!  I would love to go the K3 route.
I am curious why you went with the DEM transverters as opposed to the
Elecraft ones.  I'm not being critical, just curious as to what you found.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Edward Cole
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 1:45 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Radios for satellite operations

Of course, each to his own choice.

I decided on the K3/10 (10w version of the K3), with subreceiver and 
transverter interface (and a few other goodies) ...total $3000
Add a new DEMI 144/28 xvtr $500, and later a DEMI 432/28 xvtr kit 
$400.  These are the new design to be released in early June.
I added a ARR 50-Mhz preamp and building a 300w HF amp kit (cost $150).

When I have fully investigated running the K3 for full duplex under 
sw control I will consider letting my FT-847 go.  Keeping it for now 
(also because I will not get the 432 xvtr right away).

Why not the Flex-500 + U/V?  Well, cost is one, and the need to have 
a computer was another.  I will use my 6-lb. K3 for portable mw 
operation (mainly CW) so its size, weight and ability to be fully 
used without toting along a computer.

Undoubtedly the K3 and Flex-5000 are the top radios in the amateur 
market as far as performance specs.  I've had my K3 for about a month 
and am still learning more about it.  Its a keeper.  (better be as I 
will never spend this much on ham radio, again)

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 06:09 PM 4/16/2010, Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield wrote:
>Again if price is no object, you should be able to do it with a K3 from
>Elecraft (using the sub receive and their transverters).
>
>73,
>Joe kk0sd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>Behalf Of Michael Tondee
>Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:26 PM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Radios for satellite operations
>
>The Kenwood TS-2000 and 2000X are still out there. They have an annoying
>birdie right smack dab on the downlink  of SO-50 and AO-27 but both of
>those are FM sats. You can work around the birdie with  a preamp but the
>pass time is shortened a bit because you are waiting for the receive
>frequency to get  a little bit away from the birdie so you can hear. I
>don't know of any issues with SSB/CW sats though.
>   Icom is coming out with a new radio that has HF plus sat capapbility
>but for the price I've heard you could just about buy a Flex 5000A and
>add the soon upcoming V/U module for not much more.
>   The Flex 5000A is cutting edge technology but you have to get over
>most hams confounded affinity for knobs. I just got my 5000A today. I
>chose it over replacing the TS-2000X I used to have with another. It
>will be awhile before I can afford to add the V/U module but I'm willing
>to wait because IMHO the Flex is head and shoulders above any other
>radio on the market today.
>73,
>Michael, W4HIJ
>On 4/16/2010 12:18 PM, Jacob Tennant wrote:
> > Was wondering today after searching around on the internet, what radios
>are
> > people using for satellite operations as I noticed the ICOM IC-910H and
>the
> > Yaesu FT-847 are now discontinued?
> >
> >
> >
> > Was hoping to get into the SSB/CW satellites but was hoping to do it on
a
> > new radio, but it seems the satellite radios are disappearing from the
> > market.
> >
> >
> >
> > I do have a Yaesu FT-857D that I am getting setup to do the FM
satellites
> > with and will try the SSB/CW satellites if I can do it with that radio.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jacob Tennant - K8JWT
> >
> >
>
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73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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