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From YouTube: Getting started on the QO-100 amateur radio satellite

Description

Getting operational on the QO-100 geostationary amateur radio satellite was originally my project for the winter of 2019/20 but the coronavirus lockdown has given me the opportunity to finish my project.
This is a description of my setup for QO-100, using a LimeSDR mini, cheap 2W 'wifi' amplifier, and POTY antenna with a 90cm dish. I also give a brief introduction to the satellite for beginners. Please be aware there are many other ways of getting QRV on the satellite - the equipment here shouldn't necessarily be your shopping list!

Correction: The 3cms downlink is at 10.489.5GHz, not 10.6GHz. Everything I say here still applies, however!

References:
M1GEO's blog post (also includes details of the Wifi amp modification): https://www.george-smart.co.uk/2019/03/limesdr-edup-pa/
POTY antenna source: https://www.passion-radio.com/satellite-qo-100/poty-antenna-762.html
Lime Mini SDR: https://limemicro.com/products/boards/limesdr-mini/
BATC WebSDR for QO-100: https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
STL file for 3D printing the LNB holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4078518/files
SDR Console: https://www.sdr-radio.com/console

Thanks to M1GEO, M0WUT and M0VFC for their assistance getting me started!