[amsat-bb] Operating Question

John Brier johnbrier at gmail.com
Thu Dec 13 16:48:14 UTC 2018


That will probably work well. As long as the scanner has a decent
receiver it should work perfectly. The Fox birds (AO-85, AO-91, and
AO-92) will be easiest to hear. SO-50 will be harder to hear, but like
I said, if it's a decent receiver it will work perfectly.

Trevor, KD9IXX uses a Radioshack scanner for RX. You can see a
description and pics of his setup here:

https://www.qrz.com/db/kd9ixx

FYI AO-85 is a little deaf so it can be hard to get into with only 5
watts. Also note the recent announcement to only use it when it is
illuminated by the sun. I would concentrate on AO-91 or AO-92. AO-92
is usually in L-band uplink mode on Sundays so unless you have a 1.2
GHz transceiver don't try it on Sundays!

Don't forget to record at least yourself, if not the radio audio if
you can get the audio connections working right (you might have to use
a splitter). Repeat the callsign of the station you worked so the
recorder picks it up. That way you know who you contacted. There is no
time to write stuff down while holding all that gear.

73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 11:17 AM Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> To this point I have only ever listened to the satellites using the
> RemoteHams station and the long wire that's in place there. I am hoping
> soon to pick up an Arrow so I can start not only listening but interacting
> as well.
>
> I wanted to ask about a setup I am thinking of to see if everyone thinks it
> would work.
>
> I have a VX-7R right now that I plan to use for TX connected into the
> Arrow. I know it's not full duplex, but I was thinking about using my
> BC246T scanner for the RX side with some headphones plugged in. Does this
> seem like a viable option?
>
> --
> Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> K <http://about.me/chrispt>C1E
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