[amsat-bb] L band gear

[Greg D]

Ed-
>
> I'm an avid home-brewer, but family, work, grad school, and
> volunteering  has gotten in the way of me getting a real satellite
> station on the air.
>
> I have a mostly-built 23cm FM rig
> (http://www.pe1jpd.nl/index.php/23cm_nbfm), which I bought as a
> first-pass attempt at getting on 23cm. Just needs to be buttoned up
> into a chassis and we're ready to roll.
>
> I've also duplicated a few preamp designs (https://www.n0zgo.net/lna),
> and started building a SatNOGS v2 rotator using laser-cut mounting
> plates (https://www.n0zgo.net/satellite/satnogs/rotator_build).
>
> Some day, I'll get this stuff done and on the air. :-)
>
> I hope more amateurs build their own equipment. So many diagnostic
> aids (SDR, o-scopes, spectrum analyzers) are available for cheap
> compared to 20 years ago!
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO

Zach, all,

You'll also need an antenna.  Surprised that's not been mentioned in
this drift into homebrewing...

Before I got my 30 element Beam at a swap meet, I was using a homemade
17 turn Helix.  It was easy to make, and worked quite well.  I would not
say that the beam was any better, especially since the helix is
circularly polarized.  I still have it, and may swap it back into
service some day.

Greg  KO6TH