Posted by Matthias, LA0FA on onsdag 25. november 2020
I am now QRV on QO-100, Es'Hail satellite, the worlds first geostationary transponder for amateur radio service. I have invested in new equipment to make this possible:
Kuhne Up-Converter, 144 MHz to 2.4 GHz
Kuhne Down-Converter, 10 GHz to 433 MHz
85cm offset dish (pic) with a DJ7GP dual-feed for 10GHz and 2.4GHz
I operate with my Icom IC-9700.
Picture shows the 85cm offset dish with the mounted DJ7GP dual feed for 10GHz downlink and 2.4GHz uplink frequencies. Elevation here from south east Norway to the satellite is 21 degs.