So I think we should be more open and not argue for the "RULES" sake.
Michael, there are good reasons why rules are made. Without rules our hobby would not function as it is.
BTW: Germany likes RULES - except on their highways-hi
Please no offenses.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hallo Andreas
Would you please publish it anyway ? With Google Translate it can be translated in any language you want. Tnx
Update
FossaSat-1B and -2 were not lost, see http://www.southgatearc.org/ne…ost-in-launch-failure.htm
Info came from IARU, that they are on the same flight.
Firefly’s first launch attempt for their Firefly Alpha rocket ended approximately 2.5 minutes after liftoff on Thursday evening when an anomaly resulted in the loss of the vehicle. Among the payloads lost were AMSAT-EA’s GENESIS-L and GENESIS-N amateur radio satellites.
Felix Paez, EA4GQS, from AMSAT-EA said “we are very proud of all the team work and very grateful for this opportunity Firefly has granted to us.” He added, “in January we will launch with SpaceX through Alba Orbital, our FM repeaters Hades and EASAT-2. We will keep you posted.”
Other payloads lost on the mission are listed at [*] https://firefly.com/firefly-ae…eam-payload-participants/
[ANS thanks for Felix Paez, EA4GQS, and Firefly for the above information]
*) https://amsat-dl.org/satelliten-geplant/
OK, lets end this discussion about dBm and Watt. There are enough software around to calculate forth and back. For me personally its easier to look for an amplifier with specified mW and Watt, I think for someone else too.
OK Andreas, you are right. But to look for suitable pre-amplifiers and amplifiers its easier to calculate with mW and Watt. This is less abstract than with dBm. Or you live in a "dBm world", then its easier for you.
I also don't understand why all the values are in dBm. To clarify it in my mind I have to convert it into Watt. You can do this also online here: https://www.everythingrf.com/rf-calculators/dbm-to-watts
I operate an EDUP EP-AB003 WiFi booster without any modification with an input of about 400 mW from the uplink converter.
1 Watt output power could work as preamplifier for a big amplifier or at an big dish I think.
I will none of this sites promote. Analog Devices is a full commercial company and PE1CMO has no contact address on his site and price list. If you know René Stevens you can order his articles on your own risk.
Detlev, this is just an example. You can mount the LNB below the Helix or at another dish.
This is a very odd Helix. It radiates LHCP into its own reflector. This results in RHCP. At the dish the radiation reverts again to LHCP so you have the wrong polarisation.
The RX frequency is a bit too high in USB.
You don't need a full duplex radio. I work with my old Kenwood TS-711 + 811 duo in full duplex. If you add a SDR dongle to your simplex radio you are also duplex. WebSDR is ok, if you have a fast VDSL line and router. I think the reason of not working full duplex is the echo. I work since more than 30 years with satellites now, for me is my echo normal "business".
Our colleagues, who are always welcome, shoot themselves in the foot if they disregard our rules (duplex operation). Why? Example: Today a station called me with a completely incomprehensible modulation. This is typical for simplex operation, because the OM did not hear back its modulation and a QSO was not possible. These are then the OM's who, completely frustrated, want to sell their QO-100 equipment again.
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