[amsat-bb] Re: How to get started on SSB birds (antennas)

2011-06-28 Thread Joe Krepps
My sincere thanks to the gentlemen who replied to me directly! :) It's a fantastic bunch of guys/gals! :) I didn't mention that I already have MacDoppler Lite and, if MacDopper for Cocoa will handle doppler, for a linear bird, using a single FT-817ND, I'll give it a shot. I belong to the

[amsat-bb] Re: How to get started on SSB birds (antennas)

2011-06-27 Thread Joe Krepps
All, I appreciate that this topic has been brought up (especially _after_ FD, HiHi!!). If I may inject a question: for the seriously budget minded, is there any value to building a better antenna (i.e. more elements for improved gain) versus adding a pre-amp? I realize a higher gain

[amsat-bb] Re: How to get started on SSB birds (antennas)

2011-06-27 Thread Edward R. Cole
Joe, First off the FT-817 makes a nice satellite rig even though not cross-band duplex. At 04:02 PM 6/27/2011, Joe Krepps wrote: All, I appreciate that this topic has been brought up (especially _after_ FD, HiHi!!). If I may inject a question: for the seriously budget minded, is there any

[amsat-bb] Re: How to get started on SSB birds (antennas)

2011-06-27 Thread Bob- W7LRD
Krepps occup...@ytpress.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 5:02:55 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: How to get started on SSB birds (antennas) All, I appreciate that this topic has been brought up (especially _after_ FD,   HiHi!!). If I may inject a question: for the seriously