EggNOGS an Eggbeater Antenna Kit for Satellites!

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Mark Smith, of Halibut Electronics, provides an overview and status update of his EggNOGS antenna kit project. This is a highly anticipated kit by those interested in SatNOGS and amateur radio satellites in general.
    This kit can be built as a 70cm or a 2m antenna. The early focus of the project has been on perfecting the receive and build characteristics but the intention is that the antenna will also be capable of transmit.
    For those interested in the potential of using this kit for the SatNOGS project, please check out my video for and introduction to the open source ground station project by Libre Space Foundation.
    SatNOGS for Beginners: Build Your Own Ground Station!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 33

  • @Will_N4WIL
    @Will_N4WIL 8 місяців тому +2

    I’m eagerly awaiting this kit as well!

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      I think there are a bunch of folks looking forward to this one! 73!

  • @RLKD8DNS
    @RLKD8DNS 8 місяців тому +1

    Saw this in Dayton last weekend, and am anxiously awaiting. Your booth is one of my go-to booths. Last year I bought the Current Choke Test Rig, and it had been a staple on my bench.

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching and commenting... Mark always has something unique and useful up his sleeve!

  • @Zl2mst
    @Zl2mst 8 місяців тому +1

    looking forward to this hitting the market

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      It's a great idea for a kit! Hopefully things continue to progress!

  • @KS0JD
    @KS0JD 8 місяців тому +2

    Nice idea. The pad stack of the PCB would be critical to have a know repeatable capacity on the layers of the board. Interesting idea. I can wait until the kit comes out. 73

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому +1

      Mark has a number of very interesting projects for sale and in development. This and his SOAR project are two I have been especially interested in. Thanks for watching and commenting! 73

    • @N1JUR
      @N1JUR 8 місяців тому +1

      Can’t wait to have him back on the LFH channel to talk about SOAR updates.

    • @SmittyHalibut
      @SmittyHalibut 8 місяців тому

      Some day! Hopefully not TOO FAR out. But I’ve got some other bits I need to wrap up before I get back to SOAR full time.

  • @MikeN2MAK
    @MikeN2MAK 8 місяців тому

    I’m so bummed I missed Halibut. It was on my list but I ran out of time. This look looks very cool!

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Running out of time can certainly happen at Hamvention! 73!

  • @jwfox54
    @jwfox54 8 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for the update

  • @markrodgers5560
    @markrodgers5560 8 місяців тому

    I was really excited to buy 2 of these now for V/U. I guess I'll have to anxiously wait.

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Yep... I think he is going to have quite a queue!

  • @youtubeaccount931
    @youtubeaccount931 8 місяців тому

    Didn't know about satnogs, it looks like a really cool project

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      I think so as well. I am going to be setting up a station soon!

  • @pbraun2102
    @pbraun2102 8 місяців тому

    I love the fact that Flat Don from Amateur Radio Newsline was in the back, quietly staring the whole time.

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Yea, it's a little Easter egg in an eggbeater video!

  • @tonyd6884
    @tonyd6884 8 місяців тому

    Looking forward to this

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      I think lots of folks are Tony! Thanks for watching and commenting! 73

    • @Alejandro-nz7mu
      @Alejandro-nz7mu 7 місяців тому +1

      Por favor .se podrá traducir .para aprender y poder valorar más la técnica .gracias .

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  7 місяців тому

      @@Alejandro-nz7mu ¿Has probado a usar subtítulos y cambiar el idioma a español? UA-cam traducirá.

  • @Keith_WB2VUO
    @Keith_WB2VUO 8 місяців тому

    Interesting, but I will stick with my Old-School Eggbeater from Ed, W1HDQ back around 1967. His 100-ohm balanced delay line was made from two 1/4-wave pieces of RG-58, braids connected at each end and left floating. The two center conductors made up the 100-ohm line and were connected to the loops. These connect the 100-ohm loops in parallel and gave you a 50-ohm feedpoint. I use #8 solid wire for the loops. I have been using one now for over 50 years with great results. I currently run one on FT8 from the Buffalo, NY area on 144.174 MHz. De WB2VUO

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Thanks for the reference! A little googling and I found a number of his articles and designs. These will be fun to try. Thank you! 73

  • @slappomatthew
    @slappomatthew 8 місяців тому

    Interdasting, what band is that antenna? And does it have a use other than satellites?

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      The board can be implemented as 2m or 70cm. I believe the intention is to be able to transmit up to 50W once finished. It may not be the best solution in certain cases but you could use it in any application on those bands.

  • @MINI-4X4-RADIO
    @MINI-4X4-RADIO 8 місяців тому

    Is this RX Only..??

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      The current focus has been on receive performance, but the goal is for it to be a receive and transmit antenna.

    • @MINI-4X4-RADIO
      @MINI-4X4-RADIO 8 місяців тому

      @@digital.rancher TX/RX would be excellent for us antenna restricted folks...

  • @orbitingeyes2540
    @orbitingeyes2540 8 місяців тому

    100 ohm balanced, shielded feedline?? Try Twinax!

  • @zerobow9413
    @zerobow9413 8 місяців тому

    Stop faffing around dude get it out.... before the Chinese do

    • @digital.rancher
      @digital.rancher  8 місяців тому

      Mark has a number of irons in the fire... I'm sure he will get it out ASAP!