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Dish Antenna Design for Es'Hail 2 - some thoughtsThe new Es'hail2 satellite with its amateur radio transponder has resulted in a rush of people getting gear to use it. Pretty much an essential item is … read more

A bias-T is required to feed DC and control signals to a satellite TV LNB. This allows the co-axial cable that transports the signals down from the dish, to be used to power and control the LNB. The n … read more

Purchased via Amazon. Described as "12 V 3000mAh".Weight 195 grams. Form factor would tend to indicate 3 x 18650 cells.Power pack was fully charged before each test.Capacity testMeasured capacity 2389 … read more

The new geostationary satellite Es'Hail-2 officially allowed access to its amateur radio transponders for public use yesterday (12-Feb -2019). It's a decision that was likely forced upon the Qataris, … read more

I have often wondered how much better an open hilltop site (SOTA summit?) might be than my suburban home location. This is the results of an experiment to gather some preliminary data. The experiment … read more