Our kit has been designed and put together so that it can be operated both at our Walthew House HQ in the centre of Stockport and out on the road at events such as the TAS Memorabilia Fair, Manchester Airport; Avro Heritage Centre, Woodford: and many others around the borough of Stockport and sometimes beyond and out of the back of a car.
Our usual operators are Nigel M0VNL & Tony M0SAV
The kit at present (March 2024) is made up of the following:
Transceiver: Yaesu FT-817ND
DX-Patrol QO-100 Full Duplex Groundstation (Version 1)
DX-Patrol QO-100 LNB
DX-Patrol Helix High Performance Antenna
Maclean TV Systems 65cm Satellite Dish
4-5m/15ft (Standard Twin, RG6) Satellite coax: Signal & LO from LNB
4-5m/15ft LMR400 Satellite coax: Groundstation transmit to Helix antenna
Telescopic Tripod Mast
Lenovo Ideapad
- RTL SDR and SDR# – primarily used for dish alignment; beacon signals.
- Qatar-OSCAR 100 Narrowband WebSDR (Goonhilly Earth Station, Cornwall)
12V 70AH Leisure Battery
300W 230V Mains Inverter
Sotabeams PowerPole ® Fused DC Connector Box
Ancillary DC and coaxial cables and connectors.
