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Friday, 7 August 2020

Attempting to receive the AO-92 satellite on a tape measure Yagi antenna

Last night I went outside with my tape measure antenna and attempted to receive the 2-meter downlink of the AO-92 amateur radio satellite, was I successful? have a look in the video attached and find out.

73 de M0WNU

Radio Equipment

Moonraker FA5000 80 channel CB radio (obsolete but in use as and when)
Midland Alan 78 Plus Multi CB radio
TTI TCB-550 Multi-standard CB radio (Free Radio Network CB gateway radio, speaker removed, fan added)
President Grant II Multistandard AM/FM/SSB CB radio
Team RoadCom-FS UK multi-standard DIN mountable CB radio
CRT SS9900 10/11-meter radio
Thunderpole T-3000 multi-standard DIN mountable CB radio
PNI Escort HP7120 compact multi-standard mobile CB radio
Moonraker Micro compact multi-standard mobile CB radio
Midland 38
Thunderpole T-600 compact CB radio
Uniden Uniace 100 (under repair)
Midland 77-099
Harvard 420M 40 channel CB radio (under repair from 10-metre conversion)
Midland Precision Series 3001 (77-003 UK)
Intek H-520 Plus Multi-standard hand-held CB radio
Midland Alan 42 Multi handheld CB radio
Realistic TRC-1007 27/81 handheld 40 channel CB radio
Midland Deluxe Ready Rescue (under repair)
Binatone EK1000 PMR446 radio (pair)
Binatone Action 950 PMR446 radios (pair)(one with BNC socket)
Intek DRS-5070 PMR446/LPD433 desk radio (Free Radio Network gateway radio, with antenna removed and replaced with a BNC socket, and the speaker removed and fan added)
Intek MT-5050 PMR446/LPD433 handheld radio
Midland BaseCamp446 PMR446/LPD433 portable self-sustaining base radio with broadcast and marine band reception
Motorola Talkabout T62 16 channel PMR446 handheld radio (pair)
Wouxun KG-UVD1P Dual-Band VHF and UHF handheld radio
Baofeng UV-5RC Plus Dual-Band VHF and UHF handheld radio
Baofeng BF-888S UHF handheld radio
Pofung GT-5 Dual-Band VHF and UHF handheld radio
AnyTone AT-D868UV Dual-Band VHF and UHF handheld radio, FM and DMR with GPS function
Radio-Tone RT-3 Network Radio (Zello, EchoLink, Teamspeak)
Retevis RT87 IP67 rated dual-band VHF and UHF handheld radio
Yaesu FT2D VHF/UHF FM/C4FM handheld radio with APRS and monochrome touchscreen
Wouxun KG-UV6D 4/2-metre handheld radio
Quansheng UV-K5 handheld radio with egzumer firmware
Leixen VV-898 compact Dual-Band VHF and UHF mobile radio (APRS igate radio for MB7UCG)
Yaesu FTM-400XDE VHF/UHF mobile radio, FM, C4FM and APRS capabilities with remote touchscreen head.
QYT KT8900D VHF/UHF compact mobile radio with colour display.
Yaesu FT991A
Motorola GM350 Low-band VHF PMR programmed for 4-meters
Steepletone MBR50W Multiband receiver (covers short wave, Airband, Marine band, and 2m Amateur band)
Omega 4996 Multiband receiver (covers UK CB channels, defunct 405-line TV frequencies, Airband, Marine band, and 2m Amateur band
RTL2832U DVB/DAB tuner stick with R820T tuner for reception between 24 and 1766 MHz (in a Lyle's Golden Syrup tin)
Realistic PRO-53 Patrolman 8 channel scanner (frequencies available depends on crystals installed inside unit)
NooElec NESDR SMArt RTL2832U based SDR with R820T2 tuner for reception between 24 and 1766 MHz
Belcom AMR-217B VHF/FM Monitor scanner receiver, frequencies set by crystals
Jumbospot 70cm DV hotspot with OLED display
K-Po EA-35 26-28MHz linear amplifier

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Friday, 7 August 2020

Attempting to receive the AO-92 satellite on a tape measure Yagi antenna