With amps or VHF/UHF radio I have always wanted to see a weather proof black
box to mount at the antenna and then a control panel/power supply for the
shack.
73,
Joe kk0sd
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> On Jan 5, 2017, at 1:19 PM, Catherine James <catherine.james@att.net> wrote:
>
> Manfred Mornhinweg <manfred@ludens.cl> wrote:
>
> Cathy wrote:
>>> I have seen many, many online posts asking for an all-mode VHF/UHF
>>> rig that doesn't include HF. These used to be available, but have
>>> disappeared.
>
>> Such rigs appeared on the market at a time when there was a growing
>> swarm of active ham satellites in orbit.
>
> This is a good point. I don't do satellites; I use these radios for
> weak-signal VHF
> terrestrial via tropo propagation. Everyone I know who is active on VHF/UHF
> non-FM is either doing tropo or meteor scatter.
>
> My IC-821H was clearly designed for satellite work, but that's not why I
> bought it.
>
> For weak-signal usage, you want low noise figure and high sensitivity, but
> you really
> don't care about dynamic range. You are unlikely to have a strong signal
> next door to desense your rig. There is plenty of bandwidth and few signals.
>
>> being pushed aside by private and institutional Cubesats posing as ham sats.
>
> I am very unhappy about this.
>
> I do hope that with the launch of Phase 4 and geostationary communication
> on 5/10 GHz, we'll see a new era of ham satellite usage. I know several local
> hams who are interested in building the 5/10 GHz ground station.
>
>> Since there are no really usable sats, there is no demand for VHF/UHF SSB
>> operation
>
> Your club doesn't do weak-signal tropo VHF? That's too bad.
>
> 73,
> Cathy
> N5WVR
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