[amsat-bb] Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver

[R.T.Liddy]

Ron,

I have an ICOM IC-820 All-Mode rig that I have been using
as a portable/rover for over 6 years. My antenna, like yours,
is an Arrow on a camera tripod. The rig is powered from whatever
vehicle I'm using at the time. All the Satellite info I need
is from my Phone using the AmsatDroidFree App and I control
the Rig and Antenna completely manually. Logging is done with
a Digital Recorder with the Mic placed in one of the earpieces
of my headphones to record both sides of the QSOs. I transcribe
the info later for uploading to LoTW.

To date, I've roved in 115 Grids in 3 Countries and made thousands
of Satellite QSOs. This is a very minimal straightforward setup
that works very well. I've never felt the need for having any
kind of automated control of a rig or antenna while out in the
hinterlands. It just creates more things to set up and take down
and have go wrong when you're plugging/unplugging a bunch of
things over and over again. My theory is the "KISS" principle
for portable operating.

GL/73,    Bob  K8BL



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From: Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a at gmail.com>
To: ronald mosher <rfmosher at cox.net> 
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver



I’m unaware of a QRP HF rig that can do full duplex satellite as well. However, since yaesu doesn’t make an official FT-1634 you can make one with 2 FT-817’s, one for the uplink and the other for down. If you’re buying new it would be two FT-818’s so I guess that would make it an FT-1636. 

There are some rigs that do HF and satellite like the TS-2000 and IC-9100 but they’re not QRP rigs. 

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID 

> On Oct 24, 2018, at 12:59, ronald mosher <rfmosher at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I am new to satellite communication and this is my first post.  My setup so
> far includes an Arrow antenna on a camera tripod, an SDR (RSP) and SatPC32
> software on a Surface Pro.  I would like to buy a portable, HF/VHF/UHF,
> Full-Duplex transceiver that I can use for both portable HF QRP and for
> satellite work.  So far, I have not been able to find such a radio.  Any
> recommendations would be much appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Also, I would like to buy or build an AZ-EL rotator that is suitable for a
> portable setup.  I am leaning toward building as a less expensive
> alternative.  I have been studying the WRAPS version by WA8SME and the Mini
> Mk-2 by VK3FOWL and VK3YSP.  Both look to be of about equal construction
> complexity.  Any thoughts on either if these rotators, or any other
> inexpensive rotator would also be very much appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> It is exciting to be learning a new phase of ham radio and to be a part of
> this group.  Thank you for any suggestions.
> 
> 73, 
> 
> Ron  K0PGE
> 
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