Great work, guys! Compliments.
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Judging from the ball see-through image I am finding it hard to see what value the ball itself is adding?
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If you watch their video you can see the dish is inflatable too.
Their products include 1.2m back pack dish which can be set up in 15 minutes.
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I’ve ordered a set of fibreglass tent poles, I’m going to see how flexible they are.
If I make a central hub and drill holes around the edge, they can slot in and be stressed into a parabola.
I’ll post more after my tests.
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Hi Chris,
Currently Thursday is looking good for the weather.
Nick G0HIK
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Thanks for that Tom.
Myself and Andrew are planning to be out again this Thursday with the QO100 kit, I’m hoping to be on Whitfell G/LD-032, also with the company of Chris M0KPW with 2mtr/70cm’s FM on your suggestion.
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I will be on Hard Knott G/LD-034. Similar kit QO-100 plus 2m/70cm FM Handi.
73 de
Andrew G4VFL
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Unfortunately, my equipment is not ready yet. I cannot promise at the moment.
I will report here if it works until Thursday.
73 Chris
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Hi Nick,
but unfortunately it won’t work for me in the next 2 weeks.
My QO-100 txr is not ready in time and from next weekend I will go on vacation for 2 weeks.
The picture shows the current state. The t-bias for the LNB, an indicator for operating voltage and current and the connections are still missing.
73 Chris
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Nice
I would also like the SG-Labs PA, 1.5w is only just enough.
I also use the same DC-DC PSU, it’s very noisy up to 144MHz, fortunately, it does not breakthrough on the the 2mtr I.F.
Nick
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I’ve alerted for tomorrow to join you on QO-100.
Andrew, I think it was you that tried to make contact with me this afternoon while I was testing the set-up I’m planning to use tomorrow. If it was Sorry I cut short as I was struggling with some interference. Which I have now resolved. Hopefully I won’t have the same issue tomorrow after carrying things up a hill, even if it is a very short walk.
Carolyn
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Hi Carolyn,
That’s great, I very much hope we make it, two s2s’s would be great and make up for the forecast weather maybe.
Nick G0HIK
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You could use the dish as a rain hat - forecast here is for rain of biblical proportions
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Well I whimped out a bit today and fell back to Gummers How G/LD-050, it was a bit wet and windy initially, but the rain eased off and the wind also died back by the end of the activation.
It was great to work Carolyn G6WRW/P on G/CE-002 via QO-100 and also Andrew G4VFL/P both via QO-100 and direct on 13cms.
I’m hoping to be out again next week, maybe around Thursday.
Nick
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I’m going to have to work out how these activations fit in with the Microwave Awards. I guess if they exceed 50 terrestrial km then that will be the qualification.
I wonder how the UK Microwave group (joint sponsors) will react when I issue the first one for several thousand km when you work somebody in another country.
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They’re all going to be at least 71572km.
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Here are a couple of photos from Lambrigg Fell G/LD-046.
Nick and I also had a Point to Point direct QSO on 2.399975 GHz just below the Sat band by tilting the dishes to a very odd angle.
Looking toward Grayrigg Forest G/LD-038
In this mode you can operate with the antenna on the ground !
73 de
Andrew G4VFL
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Are they?
Other satellite qso’s have measured the terrestrial distance not the return trip to satellite & back
Hence the question
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