[amsat-bb] Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver

[Rick Tejera]

Adding to what Mike said, You indicated you have an RSP SDR receiver. If the though of to 818's puts a crimp  in your budget, why not just use one for the uplink and use the SDR on the Downlink? Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK uses this set up with great success.

Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.W7TBC.org

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Diehl
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:00 PM
To: ronald mosher <rfmosher at cox.net>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
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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