February 2000 Competition

This page will hopefully show impartial comparisons between various images taken in the UK, from the same Noaa15 pass at 17:45 local time on 13th February 2000 using as many different systems as possible.

Please allow for local conditions i.e. expected minimum elevations due to natural and man-made obstructions, also consider whether the aerials where directed, or more than one aerial was used via switching, also consider before making any decisions that most people would prefer to leave their systems to run on auto, and if a tracking system is deemed necessary for APT, then if so you may find HRPT within your reach.

All images are resized and compressed equally, no image will be bigger than 150 k after I have processed them!

The images are in random order

Click on image for larger view

 

Keith Atherton, Norfolk

 

Paul Telco, Herts

CVL/EB coax QFH, SP-55 preamp, PCR 1000, WXsat

 

John Charles

Home made QFH (RIG 48) RX2, Dartcom preamp, WXsat

Phil Thomas

 

David Taylor, Edinburgh

PHQFH, Helical notch filter, RX2, WXsat/SatSignal

Tony le Page, Guernsey

PHQFH 8 feet AGL, Dartcom RX

 

Angel Vilaseca, Switzerland

QFH, CF300 preamp, home made RX, WXsat, 486 66Mhz

 

 

Alan Edward Milton, Folkstone

Turnstile,PROsatII board, 386 20Mhz

 

 

 

Martin Ellis

5 Ele Yagi AZ/EL control, Dartcom RX, PROsat32 LC interface, Celeron 333 Laptop

 

 

 

Lawrence Harris

PROscan RX, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Paul Edward Flaxman

 

Copper pipe Turnstile, RX2, WXsat/SatSignal

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Jones, Derbyshire

RIG Turnstile,Timestep preamp, RX2, WXsat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Newport, Canterbury

PHQFH (marine) PRO preamp, PROscan RX, WXsat

Alan Jarvis, Cardiff

Loft mounted H/Made QFH, RIG preamp, PROscan, WXsat

Jean Benoit, NON UK

 

 

 

Les Hamilton, Aberdeen

 

PHQFH, PROscan

 

 
Ian Busby, Leicestershire

2 Crossed dipoles at 30 degrees North/South (V formation), PROscan RX,

 

 

 

 

Bob Green

WXsat

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Martin

Moonraker Turnstile, PROscan, LC interface, PROsat32

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Hayes

PHQFH, PRO preamp, PROscan, i interface, PROsat32 

 

 

 

 

 

John Willis, Hereford

 

RIG turnstile, RX2, PROsat for windows

Dave Cawley, Newmarket

 

 

 

Unkeb, Florida

 

Woodhouse Turnstile, Hamtronics R139 RX, WXsat

 

 

Nigel Evans

Tall QFH, RX2, SatSignal, Sony Viao Laptop

 

 

 

 

 

Gerald Ihninger

QFH, Preamp, Home made RX, WXsat

David Gilmore N/Ireland

Discone, RX2

 Bill Stevenson, Swinton

Loft mounted Homemade PHQFH, RX2, WXsat/SatSignal

 

Andy Ekelson

RIG Turnstile, MSR50 RX, Amigasat Software

Peter Tanner, Weston-super-mare

10 Ele Crossed yagi tracked, WXsat/SatSignal

 

 

 

William Tracey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clive Finnis, Dorset

Loft mounted PHQFH, RX2, PROsat32, LC interface, Started imaging one week ago

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Remnant, Watford

Loft mounted Timestep Turnstile, Timestep Preamp, WXsat/SatSignal

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Coldman, Watford

Turnstile, RX2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Noel Wium, S/Africa

Timestep Turnstile, Timestep preamp, PROscan RX, Timestep internal interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Prokop, Savannah, GA

Woodhouse 8 element 7foot yagi tracking antenna with a GaAsfet
Preamp, The cable is 40 feet of RG-8U, 50 ohms,  R139
Weather Fax" crystal controlled receiver by Hamtronics, The  demodulator
and software is by  Multifax, tracking software is from Timestep
using the Yaesu 5500.

 

  

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