[amsat-bb] Re: Linear Xpndr Operating Economics.

[k6yk]

Boy, that sounds familiar ! 
My first Oscar station was  a  Regency HR-2B  FM  rig 
with ONE crystal in the middle of the uplink band on 2 meters,
keying the  high-low power switch.  You couldn't hear the low
power but the 15 watts on high power made it fine. 

And the receivers were an HW-101 and Hallicrafters  SX-117. 
Bought an AMECO preamp for HF, which helped out on 10 meters. 

That was good enough to work lots of stations, maybe a total of 
600 QSO's on OScar 6 and 7!

Then when the RS-10, 11 came along, I tried some mobile work
using an ICOM 230, again only one frequency, keying the PTT line,
no chirp, and  Yaesu FT-301 for receiver.  Larson 2 meter antenna and
Hustler 10 meter antenna on the pickup.  Worked quite a few QSO's
that way, too! 

All  CW only, of course on mode A.  Didn't get an all-mode rig 
until about 1986 during the "RS" era.

73,
John

 
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:59:28 -0600 Joe <nss at mwt.net> writes:
> My first Oscar Station,,,
> 
> I do not remember if it was Oscar 6 or 7,  but it was 1975, and we 
> listened to many passes on the ten meter downlink.
> 
> We got from a local ham, an old AM  vfo controlled 2 meter rig.  It 
> was 
> AM only. it had a Red face and was BIG like the size of a heathkit 
> SB-200 amp.  two VFO's one for transmit and a separate one for 
> receive.
> 
> anyway we connected out Hallicrafters TO Keyer to the PTT line of 
> the 
> mic, (with no mic installed)  and it worked amazingly well.  That 
> was 
> out Oscar station back then, we made like 25 states or so on that 
> setup,
> 
> Joe WB9SBD
> 
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> On 2/4/2011 9:16 AM, Roger Kolakowski wrote:
> > Simple answer...FM rigs will tend to "chirp" as you key the mic 
> line as
> > the VCO pulls onto frequency...crystal matrix FM radios such as 
> the old
> > Standard will be T-9...
> >
> > The purists will cry about the chirpy signal...but, most people 
> who work
> > CW on satellites would relish a new operator/contact even if they 
> were QLF.
> >
> > That being said...I have works scores of stations with my own 
> "chirpy"
> > signal and even have received some polite 599's back.
> >
> > Roger Kolakowski
> > WA1KAT
> >
> > On 2/4/2011 9:30 AM, Rich Dailey wrote:
> >> Let's not forget about the funcube dongle as a terrific 
> economical
> >> solution for receiving.  And any decent FM transmitter can key 
> CW,
> >> no? Assuming someone already has a vhf/uhf rig, I can see getting 
> qrv on linear
> >> transponders today for under $200.
> >> Or am I being too simplistic?
> >>
> >> Rich, N8UX
> >>
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