Maybe some converted Wild Blue dishes? They have a 1 watt tranny that operates at 29.5 to 30 GHz, may be able to drag down to 24 Ghz?
I wonder what the ERP of a 1 watt sig at 30 GHz is with say a old TVRO dish? Not the tiny mini dishes but a used say 10 footer hmmmmm,,, Joe WB9SBD James French wrote: >On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 10:52 -0500, tosca...@umn.edu wrote: > > >>As far as the dreaming goes, wouldn't an L/S transponder be better than a >>V/U or U/V transponder? Granted, the path loss is greater, but the antenna >>gain is easier to produce... >> >> > >Miles, > >Why not use a L/s, U/L. or a U/s transponder for this? >Why limit ourselves to V/u for everything? >Aren't we supposed to 'experiment' with the higher frequencies we have >allocated? > >Its in the AMSAT by-laws to support the higher frequencies. >>From the AMSAT-NA by-laws Section three, subsection E: >Encouraging the more effective and expanded use of the higher frequency >amateur radio frequency bands. > >This would mean smaller antennas with MUCH better gain and beamwidth. > >I vote in favor of at least a L/s transponder for this. > >James W8ISS > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.2/2214 - Release Date: 07/02/09 >05:54:00 > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
