[amsat-bb] Icon ID-51A for satellite

[Bryan KL7CN]

You can also use two cable runs from the Arrow to the radios -- one for UHF, the other for VHF; no diplexer needed then.

That's what I do.

-- bag

Bryan KL7CN/W6

On Jan 21, 2016, at 16:00, Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer at gmail.com> wrote:

Or, he can use the ID51A to receive and the Baofeng to transmit. He can use
an Arrow with the diplexer or buy a Comet one.

Cheaper solution than the Kenwood HT.

73
Fernando, NP4JV
On Jan 21, 2016 4:56 PM, "Bob" <WB4SON at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Oliver,
> 
> An optimal choice would be a full-duplex HT, one that can receive on one
> band and transmit on another at the same time.  The 51A won't do that.
> 
> Check out this discussion:
> 
> http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/trying-to-get-answers-on-full-duplex-ht-for-satellite.484629/
> 
> And specific to the 51A:
> http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/icom-id-51a.441780/
> 
> The Kenwood TH-D72A supports full duplex (also called cross-band repeat),
> for example.
> 
> From work-sat.com: "Although it is preferable to work the FM sats in
> full-duplex mode (where you can hear the downlink as you key your mic),
> only one currently-manufactured HT does that well in our VHF/UHF mode
> - the Kenwood
> TH-D72a. "
> 
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
> 
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Oliver <mr.soup12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Considering purchasing an icom.  Can anyone comment on using the 51A vs a
>> baofeng?  Particularly how sensitivity compares.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73
>> KD9CFO
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