Satellite

Current equipment

Radios

Full duplex

Manufacture	Model	CW	FM	SSB	Recorder	Notes
Icom	IC-2730		X
Icom	IC-9700	X	X	X	X

Half duplex

Manufacture	Model	CW	FM	SSB	Recorder	Notes
Icom	IC-705	X	X	X	X
Icom	IC-7100	X	X	X	X
Kenwood	TH-D74a	x*	X	x*	X

* Receive only

Antennas

• Arrow II - split boom
• Alaskan Arrow

Batteries

• Bioenno BLF-1212AB (12Ah)
• Bioenno BLF-1220 (20Ah)
• ReLi3on RB10PVC (10Ah), single cell tall, works very well in the IC-9700 backpack set up

Controllers

• S.A.T. from csntechnologies.net (I have not used this much, was going to use it for Greencube R.I.P.)

Filters

Filters are very important when using 2 half-duplex radios. They help eliminate desensitization of the receiver while transmitting.

Manufacture	Model	Notes
Minicomm	BLP200+	Used on the 2m side
MFJ	MFJ-916	This is a mobile duplexer, use one side to create a filter.

Documents

• Satellite Frequencies cheatsheets
• Gridmaster Map

Presentations

• AMSAT: A Ham Radio Satellite Primer
• Getting Started on Amateur Satellites

Radio files

• CHRIP files

Recordings

• SSTV recordings
• 2018-02-23 091101z -- ISS with The MoST, downlink only
• 2018-07-05 140129z -- Rover: SO50 FM08VA