[amsat-bb] Is This AMSAT's Future?

[Ev Tupis]

People will find money for the things they want to do.

On the other hand, cost is a convenient scapegoat.  Lol.

Ev, W2EV







On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 01:19:30 PM EDT, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: 





Exactomento Zach. I'm a member of a local m/wave club and costs don't seem to be a detriment to getting on the air. Lots & lots of cheap commercial gear is available. A soldering iron & some parts tweaking & you've got a m/wave station.

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On Jul 22, 2020, 06:51, at 06:51, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>On 07/22/20 02:23, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>>> This could very well be. Tech changes over time. IMHO, Hams need to
>change over time to keep the hobby viable.
>> 
>> That required station is quite a jump from enjoying LEOs - and
>getting involved in satellite communications for well under $200,
>though.
>
>There will always be some cost to this hobby, part of which can be 
>mitigated by more home-brewing of equipment. However, if one doesn't 
>want scratch-build the entire system, there are rather inexpensive 
>solutions from commercial components.
>
>OZ1BXM has an overview of the 13cm (2.4 GHz) uplink / 3cm (10 GHz) 
>downlink system here:
>
>https://oz1bxm.dk/sat/QO100-rig.html
>
>Seems like the receive chain is quite simple and cheap. I recently 
>acquired a 10 GHz LNB, new in a box, from eBay for $20. The RTL-SDR is 
>about another $20, and a bias-tee is probably $10, if one can't cobble 
>it together from the junk bin.
>
>The transmit path requires a 2.4 GHz radio or converter, which is
>likely 
>the most expensive part of the whole system.
>
>One could argue that this setup pushes new operators toward learning to
>
>track and listen before trying to transmit. This is probably a good
>thing.
>
>The 10 GHz information will be useful for GOLF-1's microwave
>capabilities.
>
>--- Zach
>N0ZGO
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