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Re: Ham shack satellite communications

From Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Ham shack satellite communications
Date 2026-09-16 14:25 +0000
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>Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de>wrote:
>>Am 14.09.26 um 17:14 schrieb Don:
>> It seems best to start with the receiver. Here's one simple receiver
>> schematic:
>> 
>> eggbeater antenna -> LNA -> LMR 220 -> RTL-SDR -> FreeBSD
>> 
>> What's your favorite eggbeater and why?
>> 
>> What's your favorite LNA and why?
>For 432 it is this one
>< 
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/137684711@N07/48088857111/in/datetaken/lightbox/ 
>  >
>
>Why? because I made it to fit my likings.
>
>Selectivity:
>< 
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/137684711@N07/48088857111/in/datetaken/lightbox/ 
> >
>
>DL7APV (RIP) measured 0.25 dB noise figure, my own 8970B said 0.5 dB.
>The difference could have to do with the bandwidth of the SAW filter
>on 432 MHz vs. the bandwidth of the noise meter, and my 346C noise head
>+ Rosenberger attenuator hasn't seen a cal lab for a long time.
>
>
>You might be interested in these email reflectors:
>
>https://groups.io/g/Moon-Net
>
>https://groups.io/g/Amateur-DSN/
>
>
>73,  Gerhard   DK4XP

I have this for 2.4 GHz:
 https://panteltje.nl/pub/spectrian_2.4-GHz_linear_top_view_IMG_4576.JPG

Low power driver:
 https://panteltje.nl/pub/1W_PA_400_to_2700MHz_PCB_view_IXIMG_0051.JPG

And a bunch of Yagi antennas:
 https://panteltje.nl/panteltje/raspberry_pi_satellite_tracker/yagi_2.4GHz_25dB_IMG_3984.JPG
  Controlled by some RC servos but not in use atm:
  https://panteltje.nl/panteltje/raspberry_pi_satellite_tracker/

Just experiments...

A lot more stuff, not really active on ham RF atm.

What also makes a very good receive antanna are the old TV antenna racks:
 https://www.asat.nl/outdoor-antenna-12-5-db
  TRIAX DIGI Grid UHF antenna (LTE 700)
  The antenna is designed to receive a ground -based digital TV broadcast in
  the frequency range  470 ... 694 MHz (channels 21-48).
Good screening from the back, used it for many years for many different things.

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Ham shack satellite communications "Don" <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-09-14 15:14 +0000
  Re: Ham shack satellite communications Cóilín Nioclásín Glostéir <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-09-15 20:13 +0000
    Re: Ham shack satellite communications "Don" <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-09-15 21:40 +0000
      Re: Ham shack satellite communications Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-09-16 07:45 +0000
        Re: Ham shack satellite communications "Don" <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-09-16 11:56 +0000
  Re: Ham shack satellite communications Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-09-16 05:54 -0700
  Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-16 15:37 +0200
    Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-16 15:42 +0200
    Re: Ham shack satellite communications Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-09-16 14:25 +0000
      Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-16 16:56 +0200
        Re: Ham shack satellite communications Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-09-16 17:59 +0000
          Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-16 20:17 +0200
      Re: Ham shack satellite communications john larkin <jl@htigct.com> - 2026-09-16 11:31 -0700
        Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-16 21:28 +0200
          Re: Ham shack satellite communications "Don" <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-09-16 19:57 +0000
          Re: Ham shack satellite communications john larkin <jl@htigct.com> - 2026-09-16 13:18 -0700
            Re: Ham shack satellite communications Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-09-17 00:22 +0200
          Re: Ham shack satellite communications Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-09-17 06:12 +0000
    Re: Ham shack satellite communications "Don" <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-09-16 14:54 +0000

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