joeuser
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This is what I'm using with about 70 ft of LMR400. The signals are extremely strong but there are just too many pirates.
That, Sir, is one nice piece of equipment!
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That, Sir, is one nice piece of equipment!
prcguy
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My, umm, aah, that's a big one......
prcguy
prcguy
This is what I'm using with about 70 ft of LMR400. The signals are extremely strong but there are just too many pirates.
rbm
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I'm not sure what the official name was. We knew most of our projects by a code name.
TacSat-I (I think it was)
The RF payload was built by the RCA Government Communications Division and launched sometime in late 1968 or early 1969.
After that, I transferred to the RCA Astro-Electronics division on other projects.
Rich
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joeuser
The Wretched
Size matters!
rbm
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The most recent project I worked on were the 'Advanced Extremely High Frequency' satellites.
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) · Lockheed Martin
And .....
ADVANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY (AEHF) SATELLITE SYSTEM
http://www.losangeles.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5319
As my eyes aged, I kept moving on to smaller and smaller things.
It should have been the other way around.
Rich
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I can snapchat you a pic if you want.
It's naked, all the anodization is worn off so it's silver but it still works. I know you want to see it... don't you.
prcguy
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Probably not a good idea, it would be hard to explain to the wifee why I'm holding up the iPad with one hand.....
prcguy
prcguy
I can snapchat you a pic if you want.
prcguy
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Nice! I can say I have several patents on an antenna in that pic but I won' t say which one
prcguy
prcguy
prcguy
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If you look up the specs for the largest direct to home satelite service you'll see they use the same basic downlink band as AEHF but with some mind boggling BW, steerable antennas, etc. Ground antennas for this which includes the 20GHz downlink band are so cheap they are considered disposable. Technology marches on.
prcguy
prcguy
The most recent project I worked on were the 'Advanced Extremely High Frequency' satellites.
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) · Lockheed Martin
And .....
ADVANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY (AEHF) SATELLITE SYSTEM
http://www.losangeles.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5319
As my eyes aged, I kept moving on to smaller and smaller things.
It should have been the other way around.
Rich
reconrider8
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Well here you go anyway.
drools got a link for that antenna and or price ? i want one... bad but ive never used one like that but i want to learn now
I just ran across it on ebay. They are usually really expensive but I found it pretty cheap. The reflector array mounting ring was broken and "fixed" with some aluminum soldering rod at some point but it seems to work just fine.
VE2XWA
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reconrider8
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someone wanna donate one to me
Might as well start learning Portuguese because that's all you hear. It's similar to owning a sniper rifle. I don't really ever plan on sniping anyone but it's nice to know the capability is there. Same with this, I will likely never hear anything of any importance or interest but it's nice to know it's there just in case.
I guess if SHTF I could dial up PRCGUY and we can set off our nefarious plans of world domination via surplus mil gear but barring that real likely scenario it's not really doing much good but making the neighbors wonder what the hell I'm up to.
I guess if SHTF I could dial up PRCGUY and we can set off our nefarious plans of world domination via surplus mil gear but barring that real likely scenario it's not really doing much good but making the neighbors wonder what the hell I'm up to.
rbm
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reconrider8
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hehehehehe its just something to tell people yea i do this this his this and o yea i do monitor sat comms ... but i would like to monitor the stuff you guys here like the military in the first thread
prcguy
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Hey mancow,
Check out post #22 in the link below, I think I have the competing brand antenna to your giant thingee.
http://forums.radioreference.com/pi...le-setup/36798-antenna-pictures-anyone-2.html
prcguy
Check out post #22 in the link below, I think I have the competing brand antenna to your giant thingee.
http://forums.radioreference.com/pi...le-setup/36798-antenna-pictures-anyone-2.html
prcguy
reconrider8
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... HOLY... i want that setup heck i just want my own place so i can get a discone up outside somewhere
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