New 434 MHz to 2.4 GHz Transmit Converter

The new OSCAR 100 satellite in geostationary orbit has a downlink in the 10 GHz band and an uplink at 2.4 GHz.

I was looking through the most recent edition of the Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society  magazine and I noticed this transmit upconverter...

The price seems pretty modest for what it does although I don't know anything about its performance.

From what I understand, something like 2 watts into a 2.5-3 metre dish or 10-20 watts for a 1-1.5 metre dish is required for an SSB signal for the uplink at 2.4 GHz.

For more information, go to http://www.dxpatrol.pt/

Listening to OSCAR 100

The new Geostationary satellite OSCAR 100 is now up and running and the narrow band down-link can be heard online here... https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/

The up-link is at 2.4 GHz and the down-link is at 10 GHz.

Anytime I've listened during the last week, there has been a small number of signals on the down-link. There has been a lot of hype about this particular project although I'd wonder about how popular will it be?

The coverage footprint is shown below...