[amsat-bb] New Handheld for SO-50

[skristof at etczone.com]

I use two Baofengs and an Arrow antenna on those satellites. For SO-50 I
have been using the Arrow diplexer as a bandpass filter between the 70
cm antenna and the 70 cm receiver. (Got that tip from someone on this
list.) I can't say that it's 100% effective, but it works most of the
time to give me duplex.  

If you already have the diplexer you may want to try that before you
shell out for a new radio. 

On the AOs I generally don't have a desense problem with 70 cm transmit
and 2 m receive. The radios are Baofeng UV82. 

Steve AI9IN 

On 2019-07-11 3:06 pm, Kees van Oosbree via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've been working the birds for a while now, and I have been using only 2
> Boafengs.  I've realized they desense VERY easily on SO-50 and even AO-91
> and 92.  I have a band pass filter for the FOX sats, so I can hear my
> downlink.  However, I still haven't figured out a way to get full duplex on
> SO-50.  Are there any dual-band handhelds that can receive SO-50?
> 
> 73 de KE0STO
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