It is noticeable that some of our Hams have achievements in capturing Satellites. In particular Jean Marc 3B8DU has recently had success with AO-123/ASRTU-1 10Ghz (3cm band) signals. Initially, 3B8DU along with 2 other stations (outside of China) were able to receive and access AO-123. However, recently 3B8DU counted among the 5 best worldwide for data capture coming from AO-123 satellite. This is a good performance indicator for his station’s capability in both hardware and software.
Patrice 3B8FA also has an interest in Satellites and has undetaken to build a circular polarized Yagi for the 70cm band satellite operation. The interesting topic here is that the antenna is home-brew with locally purchased supplies at a fraction of a commercially made one. Performance of the antenna seems to be equal to the original one. Photos below.
