![]() Using the Yaesu FT-817 and the FT-7800, I was able to work through the FM satellites easily – at first manually tracking them and leaving the uplink frequency fixed and just adjusting the downlink either by tuning the VFO or using AFC on the radio, but later automated using CAT control and the addition of the Fox delta ST2 tracking unit allowed automated tracking of the antennas which I was using alongside the Ham Radio Deluxe package. The antennas are only 17 feet above the ground and not in full clear view but it’s the best it can be for the current location. ![]() Once these items had arrived along with large amounts of cables, I got to work setting it all up with the help of my Dad (M3JFM) who was in charge of doing all the soldering work on the plugs and connectors. Since getting started out in amateur radio satellites at the start of the year, the equipment has changed an awful lot, at first I was listening to the beacons using the Funcube Dongle and a Diamond V-2000 vertical, this soon developed into wanting to work through the birds and have actual contacts so I needed to look further into antennas.Īfter spending about a week looking around the internet and reading the The ARRL Satellite Handbook (Highly recommended), I decided to settle on buying a Yaesu G-5500 rotator and a set of Diamond Yagi’s these being a 10 elements on 70cms and 5 elements on 2m not overly large nor crossed but a good starting point.
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