[amsat-bb] Re: mmds downconverters for ao-51?

[Gary "Joe" Mayfield]

Wow, the famous 'cigar' antenna.  At that price you can afford to play with
it.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of jfloyd at es.vccs.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:38 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] mmds downconverters for ao-51?

Has anyone tried one of the itfs mmds downconverters like this
one on ebay:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110523087399&ssPageName=S
TRK:MEWNX:IT

for ao-51 s band downlink? 75 ohm out and looks cheesey but
less than $30 shipped. it's cheap enough for me to play so I
bought one to experiment with, maybe just to remove the
downconverter. I would welcome stories of your experience or
just advice.
Thanks
John, kn4ge
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