[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 - Requiem

[Tony Langdon]

At 01:46 AM 5/8/2011, John Geiger wrote:
>And you can still use the FM equipment you bought on AO27, SO50, and SO67.
>I spent less than $200 on my FM satellite setup this year.  It consists of a
>used Kenwood TM251A for $99, an Arrow antennas dualband J pole for $50, and
>a 50 foot run of 9913 flex for $40.  It is still working fine on the other 3
>sats.

Shock, horror, you can even use it for _terrestrial_ work. :)  I 
spent around $10 for my satellite setup 10 years ago - to build a 
portable dual band antenna.  The rest is gear I use for terrestrial 
work that gets hauled in for the job. :)

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