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

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On Jul 22, 2020, 11:21, at 11:21, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>People will find money for the things they want to do.
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>On the other hand, cost is a convenient scapegoat.  Lol.
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>Ev, W2EV
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>On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 01:19:30 PM EDT, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB
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>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
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>>change over time to keep the hobby viable.
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>>> That required station is quite a jump from enjoying LEOs - and
>>getting involved in satellite communications for well under $200,
>>though.
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>>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.
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>>OZ1BXM has an overview of the 13cm (2.4 GHz) uplink / 3cm (10 GHz) 
>>downlink system here:
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>>https://oz1bxm.dk/sat/QO100-rig.html
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>>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
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>>about another $20, and a bias-tee is probably $10, if one can't cobble
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>>it together from the junk bin.
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>>The transmit path requires a 2.4 GHz radio or converter, which is
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>>the most expensive part of the whole system.
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>>One could argue that this setup pushes new operators toward learning
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>>track and listen before trying to transmit. This is probably a good
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>>The 10 GHz information will be useful for GOLF-1's microwave
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>>--- Zach
>>N0ZGO
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