jlh said:
the range for inmarsat is 1.5 - 1.6 gigahertz. never used an AOR AR ONE. i used a yupi 7100. i did compare the yupi 7100 against an AOR 8200 on inmarsat, the yupi performed much better.
I think I'm getting something in that range but it's noisy and they are dead carriers.
I'm using a 20 turn helical mounted to a Cellwave preamp made for the 1470 mhz range and that feeds an Icom R20.
Then again, I have only tried it with it mounted to the tripod looking out the window. According to a sat location calculator I found on line
http://www.hollsco.com/Products/SatCalc/index.asp
The 2-F2 sat should be at:
Bearing: 185 degrees point to 185 degrees
Elevation: 44.9 degrees point 44.9 degrees
That puts it right out my South window and over the neighbors roof with no obstructions.
My helical has a small aluminum L beam as the main boom so I hope that is not causing it to lose gain. I have heard what sounds like faint data streams in the noise but nothing interesting yet.
A few Questions...
How strong are the carriers? I assume fairly weak due to the need for the preamp.
What should you expect to hear? Is the analog system basically dead (unused)?
Is the system all that busy at all?