tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post4105271941892184036..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Finally Got My Windows 7 PC Back Up and Running Stabledrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-63230428621831864112015-12-17T13:41:21.824-08:002015-12-17T13:41:21.824-08:00There's a ton of wxsat antenna designs on the ...There's a ton of wxsat antenna designs on the web, from simple turnstyles through Quadrafilar Helix Antennas.<br /><br />I'm using an M2 2 Meter "Eggbeater" with an SSB Electronic 2 Meter preamp, all stuff I had "left over" from my portable Oscar station.<br /><br />Using a dongle, I can get solid pix from around 5* elevation, depending on pass direction.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-49188838421308573492015-12-17T12:07:08.205-08:002015-12-17T12:07:08.205-08:00The Yaesu sort of worked even with an ancient Cush...The Yaesu sort of worked even with an ancient Cushcraft 2 m halo for an antenna at the end of 100' of old 8214. I could see the east coast of Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Cuba and Andros Is. in the Bahamas. And clouds and lots of noise. The max elevation for this pass of NOAA-19 was 27 deg. <br />The program was easy to install and use. Next to try the R820T dongle and maybe build an antenna for 137 MHz.<br />Terryhttp://jterryt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-43283448156060896482015-12-16T20:40:48.976-08:002015-12-16T20:40:48.976-08:00Yeah, that rig will be way too narrow.
This is on...Yeah, that rig will be way too narrow.<br /><br />This is one of the only times I'll recommend one of the $20 USB dongles, but be careful how far up you run the RF gain on it. Most of them suffer from nearby strong signal desense and breakthrough.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-55241910496175204342015-12-16T13:56:34.782-08:002015-12-16T13:56:34.782-08:00Now you have done it. I hadn't even thought ab...Now you have done it. I hadn't even thought about Wx satellites. Looks like my new rig covers the 137 band but the selectivity might be a bit narrow. Worth a try though. It is a Yaesu FT-857D that I got mainly for 144 & 432 SSB. <br />And I note there is a .deb pkg for Ubuntu so maybe even I can install it. :) Will use the Win 7 machine to start with. Terryhttp://jterryt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41426463155396623972015-12-16T10:32:30.755-08:002015-12-16T10:32:30.755-08:00I use FLDigi for most, MMSSTV and MMRTTY, and Wxto...I use FLDigi for most, MMSSTV and MMRTTY, and WxtoImg for weather satellites.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-10526419035835423852015-12-16T06:04:43.755-08:002015-12-16T06:04:43.755-08:00Thanks for the tip on the GWX Control Panel. Insta...Thanks for the tip on the GWX Control Panel. Installed and working. <br />What program do you use for SSTV/wefax/RTTY? I use MMSSTV for slow scan and fldigi for wefax and RTTY. Terryhttp://jterryt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-29705215255515219502015-12-15T18:38:58.582-08:002015-12-15T18:38:58.582-08:00Harry, just get the GWX Control Panel application,...Harry, just get the GWX Control Panel application, install it, and disable the Win 10 stuff forever.<br /><br />The last option has a warning, so I didn't use it.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-69493543869352912612015-12-15T17:36:34.948-08:002015-12-15T17:36:34.948-08:00Thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to ...Thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to disable that piece of crap...<br />Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-66164074577184580472015-12-15T17:21:58.002-08:002015-12-15T17:21:58.002-08:00I use windows 8. Every time I boot up, I get this ...I use windows 8. Every time I boot up, I get this huge window popping up, plugging windows 10. I was never very tempted but after your experiences I am vehement in not doing any upgrade to Windows 10.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.com