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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


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


Presentations


Radio files


Recordings


Satellite Frequency Charts

AO-7 U/v (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting) - UP (LSB)

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Down (USB)
432.115 432.120 432.125 432.130 432.135 145.975
432.120 432.125 432.130 432.135 432.140 145.970
432.125 432.130 432.135 432.140 432.145 145.965
432.130 432.135 432.140 432.145 432.150 145.960
432.135 432.140 432.145 432.150 432.155 145.955
432.140 432.145 432.150 432.155 432.160 145.950
432.145 432.150 432.155 432.160 432.165 145.945
432.150 432.155 432.160 432.165 432.170 145.940
432.155 432.160 432.165 432.170 432.175 145.935
432.160 432.165 432.170 432.175 432.180 145.930
432.165 432.170 432.175 432.180 432.185 145.925
Beacon 145.978

RS-44

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS UP (LSB)
435.680 435.675 435.670 435.665 435.660 145.935
435.675 435.670 435.665 435.660 435.655 145.940
435.670 435.665 435.660 435.655 435.650 145.945
435.665 435.660 435.655 435.650 435.645 145.950
435.660 435.655 435.650 435.645 435.640 145.955
435.655 435.650 435.645 435.640 435.635 145.960
435.650 435.645 435.640 435.635 435.630 145.965
435.645 435.640 435.635 435.630 435.625 145.970
435.640 435.635 435.630 435.625 435.620 145.975
435.635 435.630 435.625 435.620 435.615 145.980
435.630 435.625 435.620 435.615 435.610 145.985
435.625 435.620 435.615 435.610 435.605 145.990
435.620 435.615 435.610 435.605 435.600 145.995
Beacon 435.605

AO-73

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS UP (LSB)
435.140 435.145 435.150 435.155 435.160 145.950
435.135 435.140 435.145 435.150 435.155 145.955
435.130 435.135 435.140 435.145 435.150 145.960
435.125 435.130 435.135 435.140 435.145 145.965
435.120 435.125 435.130 435.135 435.140 145.970
Beacon 145.935

MO-122 (MESAT1) - V/u Inverting Analog

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Down (USB)
435.830 435.835 435.840 435.845 435.850 145.910
435.825 435.830 435.835 435.840 435.845
435.820 435.825 435.830 435.835 435.840
435.815 435.820 435.825 435.830 435.835
435.810 435.815 435.820 435.825 435.830
435.805 435.810 435.815 435.820 435.825
435.800 435.805 435.810 435.815 435.820
Beacon 435.800

AO-91

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Down
435.240 435.245 435.250 435.255 435.260 145.960

SO-50 { 74.4 / 67.7 } | AO-27

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
436.805 436.800 436.795 436.790 436.785 145.850

ISS

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
437.810 437.805 437.800 437.795 437.790 145.990

PO-101

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Down
437.490 437.495 437.500 437.505 437.510 145.900

AO-123 (ASRTU-1)

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
435.410 435.405 435.400 435.395 435.390 145.850

SO-124 (HADES-R)

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
436.895 436.890 436.885 436.880 436.875 145.925

SO-125 (HADES-ICM)

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
436.676 436.671 436.666 436.661 436.656 145.970

TEVEL-2

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS Up
436.410 436.405 436.400 436.395 436.390 145.970

FO-29 - V/u - Linear Inverting

AOS 2 Mid 4 LOS UP (LSB)
435.810 435.805 435.800 435.795 435.790 146.000
435.815 435.810 435.805 435.800 435.795 145.995
435.820 435.815 435.810 435.805 435.800 145.990
435.825 435.820 435.815 435.810 435.805 145.985
435.830 435.825 435.820 435.815 435.810 145.980
435.835 435.830 435.825 435.820 435.815 145.975
435.840 435.835 435.830 435.825 435.820 145.970
435.845 435.840 435.835 435.830 435.825 145.965
435.850 435.845 435.840 435.835 435.830 145.960
435.855 435.850 435.845 435.840 435.835 145.955
435.860 435.855 435.850 435.845 435.840 145.950
435.865 435.860 435.855 435.850 435.845 145.945
435.870 435.865 435.860 435.855 435.850 145.940
435.875 435.870 435.865 435.860 435.855 145.935
435.880 435.875 435.870 435.865 435.860 145.930
435.885 435.880 435.875 435.870 435.865 145.925
435.890 435.885 435.880 435.875 435.870 145.920
435.895 435.890 435.885 435.880 435.875 145.915
435.900 435.895 435.890 435.885 435.880 145.910
435.905 435.900 435.895 435.890 435.885 145.905
435.910 435.905 435.900 435.895 435.890 145.900
Beacon 435.795