QO-100 Useful Links
QO-100 Useful Links / Collection
At the beginning, it was not easy to find useful information or a quick start guide for QO-100 operation, needed stuff etc.
After some hours of searching in the internet, I found the reasons for it:
- New bandplan (e.g. different frequencies for beacons)
- Different solutions are created by the QO-100 community (e.g. use what is/was available, like SDR radios)
- new ham radio band (e.g. 2.4GHz and 10GHz techniques)
You need to find / define your way!
Link Collection / Useful Links
QO-100 Generel Information:
https://www.amsat.se/2018/10/27/qo-100/
http://amateurfunkpraxis.de/qo100.html
WebSDR:
https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
Watt to dBm / dBm to Watt conversation tables:
http://www.dl2lto.de/sc/TM_tab_pegel.htm
AMSAT Transverter information:
https://amsat-dl.org/der-neue-amsat-dl-qo-100-downconverter-v3d/
https://amsat-dl.org/universeller-empfangsmischer-fuer-eshail-2-amsat-phase-4a/
https://bremerfunkfreunde.de/index.php/homepage/neumayer-station-iii/wspr-funkbake-in-der-antarktis
https://www.dj0abr.de/
https://darc-h24.de/?p=4771
Other Transverters:
http://www.dxpatrol.pt/index.php/kits
https://shop.funk24.net/adalm-pluto-sdr-module-plutosdr
Poty Antenna:
https://oe7wpa.com/index.php/projekte/antennen/patchantennen/patchantenne-fuer-qo-100
https://ibj-shop.com/POTY-Planarantenne-fuer-QO-100
https://forum.amsat-dl.org/cms/index.php?attachment/4372-poty-dimensions-jpg/
http://www.hybridpretender.nl/poty.html
http://www.jdelektronik.de
Weather Protection:
https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?thread/3090-wetterschutz-f%C3%BCr-poty-antenne-lnb/
Modification LNB for Reference Clock:
https://www.dj0abr.de/
https://grunewald.info/index.php/amateurfunk/satelliten/12-hobbys/amateurfunk
Skew Angle:
https://www.buying-guide.de/elektronik-foto/satelliten-fernsehen-tv-anlage-schuessel/satellitenschuessel-richtig-ausrichten-und-einstellen/
!! -14° will be mirrored by dish => therefore -14° is equal to 7 o’clock for the LNB (wrong setting was about 3dB lower signal) !!
10GHz
http://dj6iy.darc.de/ghz-antennen/ghz-ant.html
http://www.w1ghz.org/
http://funknetzplanung.com/powerberechnung.php
https://satlex.de/de/azel_calc.html
https://satlex.de/de/azel_calc-
params.html?satlo=25.8&user_satlo=&user_satlo_dir=E&cityname=Dalheim&la=49.834169&lo=8.3076405&country_code=de&diam_w=85&dia
m_h=90
Dish Infos:
http://www.electronicecircuits.com/electronic-software/parabola-calculator-for-satellite-dish-antenna-design
http://www.w1ghz.org/antbook/contents.htm
Watt-Meter:
http://wiki.villagetelco.org/RF_Power_Meter
http://j3.rf-explorer.com/
O-LED:
https://hw101.tbs1.de/sh1106/
https://www.az-delivery.de/products/1-3zoll-i2c-oled-display
TV Programs:
https://de.kingofsat.net/sat-eshail2.php
https://www.lyngsat.com/Badr-4-5-6-7-and-Eshail-2.html
Satellite Neighbours (valid for my location):
28.2°E
Astra 2F/2G
154,66° / 29,85°Elev. / -14.39° Skew
26.0°E
Badr4
157,34° / 30,48°Elev. / -14.39° Skew
25.8°E
Es'heil1 / Eutelsat 25B
157,59° / 30,53°Elev. / -14.24° Skew
23,5°E
Astra 3B
160,44° / 31,11°Elev. / -12,47° Skew