012 QO-100 Reach a geostationary satellite on Wi Fi frequency (Part 1)

Cross-posted video from my main channel (Because it is HAM related)
This is the start of a bonus video series and probably not for everybody. We will build a satellite station to reach the geostationary QO-100 Amateur Satellite 36’000km away. In the end, I should be able to talk to other amateurs using this ground station.
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[@daque1960]

I would definitely watch all of such a series. That being said do what makes you happy and enjoy doing.

[@HB9BLA]

In my age I have no other choice. Life is too short ;-)

[@rickschattilly6398]

As a fellow amateur radio operator I really enjoy this content and will follow along.

[@HB9BLA]

I am glad to read that!

[@Luke-san]

Absolutely! Getting that 200km on 800MHz is already mindboggling. 36.000km on 2.4GHz is .. wow. I remember some guys using regular Linksys wifi 2.4GHz routers and a high gain antenna to cover 382km in 2008 I believe, so this is in a completely different league.

[@HB9BLA]

Here we use smaller bandwidth. So it is easier. Plus the satellite is very sensitive.

[@Luke-san]

'easier' :-) We will see. Really looking forward to it Andreas. For me this feels like communication to the Voyager satellite that you are trying to do. Maybe I should get my license again and see what it's all about lately.

[@HB9BLA]

With a license we have a lot of new possibilities for experimenting.

[@alexmaurer]

yes continue !!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃 I was HB9TXA some years ago. I unfortunately had to stop because of my work.

[@HB9BLA]

I also stopped for many years. Now I am back again!

[@matambale]

Absolutely interested, please continue, Andreas.

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@santorcuato]

Your technical knowledge is must for all of us! Please cotinue this interesting series. Thanks a lot for your effort.

[@HB9BLA]

Thanks, will do!

[@sanjikaneki6226]

yes continue , sending data over so long distances more or less DIY is very interesting

[@HB9BLA]

I agree. This is why I started this project!

[@barryglenn4178]

Yes, please continue.

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@neilbryan6507]

Hey Andreas, please carry on with this work. I like hardcore RF, uplink and downlink demonstrations and appreciate your work. Massive thumbs up from me!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you! Here you should get your weekly dose of RF ;-)

[@sarahdaviscc]

Please so continue with this series, it looks very interesting!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@PlanetCypher_]

Very exciting to see the project working 👍pls continue

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@catalinalb1722]

Dear Andreas, for sure you should continue. We learn so much from you. Keep Up! :) 73! DE1CTL

[@HB9BLA]

Thanks, will do!

[@uniquecollections1910]

Yes, Certainly interesting video. I appreciate your efforts to educate hams & SWLs round the world. Applaud Continue to post 🎥

[@HB9BLA]

Thanks, will do!

[@N1FNE]

Yes, please. I may be well outside of the satellite's footprint, but it's still fascinating! 73 de N1FNE

[@HB9BLA]

Indeed, you are outside. But maybe Elon Musk has mercy for you ;-)

[@michaeltaylor2905]

Hi. I have been Googling QO-100 and find very little information that makes sense to me. This first video explains it in a very simple way, thank you. I will definitely watch the entire series.

[@HB9BLA]

Enjoy the series!

[@stevelawrence486]

I would love to see the whole series for sure.

[@HB9BLA]

Glad to read that!

[@velox__]

Excellent, I've been waiting for more satellites content

[@HB9BLA]

Enjoy!

[@GlennHamblin]

Please continue, I'm very interested in learning more about this link. 🙂

[@HB9BLA]

Will do!

[@naturalsoundlab4307]

Wow! I always wanted to see this type of videos. Thanks for making such a video like this, please continue this.

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you, I will

[@derisis13]

Please continue! I love space and it's one of the main reason I took a HAREC exam

[@HB9BLA]

This is probably the coolest space project currently available. At least for me...

[@plaiddooryakima8456]

This would be a really worthwhile video series and well appreciated I am sure.

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@lesourire511]

yes keep going ... I'm a ham and in one way or another want to learn about all of the subjects you present. More is better.

[@HB9BLA]

I hope the channel will live for a long time...

[@mcffishing]

Ciao Andreas, ich bin schon gespannt wie es weiter geht. Super video, wie gewohnt. Gute besserung für deinen Finger, grüsse aus der Sonnenstube der Schweiz. Cosimo

[@HB9BLA]

Grüsse in den Tessin! 73

[@macca1945]

Yes please continue I am very interested. Thank you David

[@HB9BLA]

Will do!

[@asc165]

Fascinating. Please continue the project!

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@charleswebb5022]

Yes, please.

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@marksterling8286]

Yes please more would be great

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@murcielago7901]

Yes, please continue ! This subject is part of my interest since longer and I definitively want to get up and QRV on QO-100 !

[@HB9BLA]

Maybe we create once a "KZbin round" on the satellite.

[@fritzx720]

Yes please. Thank you for your very interesting videos. All the best from "Schwarzwald".

[@HB9BLA]

You are welcome, neighbour!

[@krhitme]

Yes This is the information that I need. I am HAM Radio Licensed and want very much to utilize the satellites,

[@HB9BLA]

So far I only work with the QO-100...

[@hoggif]

We want more! I'd like more of this series.

[@Alan2E0KVRKing]

The whole project is available on his main channel, this video is a re-upload from there!

[@hoggif]

@@Alan2E0KVRKing Doh! I've seen tho older ones, I was hoping there was some new content about this case or perhaps a second version.

[@HB9BLA]

Alan is right (I noted it in the show notes). I cross-posted all HAM relevant videos because I expect many hams are not subscribed to the main channel. All blue content with hat is cross-posted

[@gino.avanzini]

Very interesting topic. I hope you continue with it. Thank you!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you, I will

[@randygreene5977]

I look forward to the rest of the videos. I am a retired RF engineer so this is real interesting for me.

[@HB9BLA]

Indeed, that is an exciting technology. To have a ground station for a geostationary satellite on my roof is more than I wished when I was young!

[@peterl496]

Yes! Please continue. I am heating the iron and wait for more. vy 73 DG2MY

[@HB9BLA]

Cool. You are in its footprint. So you can do the project!

[@holztratner]

Sure, go ahead! We always learn something on the way

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@TimCarterPhotos]

YES, PLEASE! Although I am outside the footprint of QO-100, I find this very interesting.

[@HB9BLA]

That is bad luck. Maybe it will change one day.

[@muhmazabd]

Awesome, please continue the series.

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@cbnation1]

Yes, definitely continue. Hope to work you on QO100 from the north pole (Svalbard) in April.

[@HB9BLA]

Cool! I have been there once (by ship)

[@PhG1961]

What a great idea ! Of course you can guess my answer... please do continue !

[@HB9BLA]

Thanks, will do! (I am sure you know ;-)

[@jaredbater6229]

This is incredibly cool. I would love for you to keep this series going.

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you! That's the plan!

[@bbowling4979]

Andreas, I think this is a very cool project. I am interested in seeing the rest of this series!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@bbowling4979]

You're welcome! I really enjoy all of your videos and these more technical ones are very interesting to me.

[@richardperritt]

Most definitely interested in this series. 73

[@HB9BLA]

:-) 73

[@PatFripp]

I would be very interested in seeing this as a series, far better than some others 5 min over view!

[@HB9BLA]

You will get it!

[@adilsongoliveira]

Yes please!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@zyghom]

YES!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@christophelambert5602]

I will are interested you to continue such video ? Yes of course. Very happy to find on Internet such material and would like to learn more :) (sorry for my swiss accent as well😊

[@HB9BLA]

You should already find about 6 additional parts on the channel (with a playlist)

[@LoomisRex]

yes please continue making this type of content :)

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@MarioRiesebeek]

Great choice to make a separate wireless related channel. Your series inspired me to work on q0-100 and I’m now qrv for almost a year on the sat. I was once able to work you as well! Keep up the good work Andreas! 73 PA5MR! Btw with a good antenna 5 watts is more than enough to reach the bird!

[@HB9BLA]

Yes, I remember the QSO. 73

[@jamiecave2588]

Please continue with the series!

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@praveenprasannan]

lets go for part 2

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@terrybailey2769]

Excellent idea for a project

[@HB9BLA]

Indeed, I had a lot to learn...

[@robertpaxton1382]

This is a very interesting topic, I would definitely watch a video series based on it. Satellite communication is one of my ham radio interests but I have not considered trying something like this.

[@HB9BLA]

A geostationary satellite is particularly interesting because it is available all the time...

[@dougmanatt4317]

Perhaps SSB really stands for Swiss Side Band, a peculiar accent present with some HAM operators! -- Yes, please continue the series.

[@HB9BLA]

Never heard of this definition. But I like it!

[@yv6eda]

Yes! Very interesting topic!

[@HB9BLA]

Glad you think so!

[@frogandspanner]

I am only at 0:45, but my answer is YES - continue.

[@HB9BLA]

:-)) Thank you!

[@PaulGrahamM0PGX]

Of course you should continue! :)

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@tchristell]

Absolutely continue! Very much an interest of mine. 73, AD0RR

[@HB9BLA]

Cool. Thank you for your feedback!

[@johnbuchman4854]

Very interested in this series by you!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@NicolasP1973]

I’ll stayed tuned! 73’s de ON8NP

[@HB9BLA]

Cool! 73

[@RogierYou]

Yes please continue :-)

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@BruceFerrell]

please do continue... I'm in!

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@euxheniodragoj2806]

A couple of years back the local ham radio association in my city organized a call with antartica (via internet), it was very nice experience but now this gets interesting to get to talk to them via satellite. International Space Station is much closer but talking to astronauts would be more hyping. Just saying... Great content, I had missed this one, regards!

[@HB9BLA]

You are right with the astronauts. But from a technical point of view this is more challenging.

[@bbowling4979]

@@HB9BLA Although the ISS does have the added challenge that you're trying to hit a moving target and the associated doppler shifting of the frequencies.

[@philstrons]

Definitely interested!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@ayan.debnath]

Very informative! 🙏

[@HB9BLA]

Glad you think so!

[@nathandykstra8540]

More please! Very interested!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@David_11111]

yay looks fantastic

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@bfs007a]

So cool! Gogogo!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@kennethng8346]

YES CONTINUE

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@indeterminatus]

Please continue, QO-100 is on my To-Do list as well. 73 de OE5IDT

[@HB9BLA]

You are in its footprint. So it should be no problem!

[@TokkanFX]

Yes please.

[@HB9BLA]

I will continue

[@LANDYMAN090]

Yes definitely continue. We might get more into the hobby. 73 2E0YQC

[@HB9BLA]

That would be good!

[@mariom.9472]

I would watch this series in any case. I am more on HF but, QO-100 made me curious on Ham Satellites in general. 73 DH9MM

[@HB9BLA]

The QO-100 is the coolest satellite from my point of view.

[@maximus6884]

Very interesting

[@HB9BLA]

Glad you think so!

[@w8lvradio]

Ohhh Yea! Hope to see more! 73 DE W8LV BILL

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@ralb3766]

bravo

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@philtuckerm0dpk212]

Please continue.

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@youliantroyanov2941]

Too cool

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@bobcoombes]

Please do more!

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@bradmears8464]

Yes, please continue this series. 73 KE0YAL

[@HB9BLA]

I will! 73

[@richardmassoth8237]

Do you know how long the Swiss Amateur will be on station in Antarctica? I'm definitely on board for seeing what you come up with in this project! 73!

[@HB9BLA]

Because this video is cross-posted from my main channel he is already back. Now, Karsten, a German HAM is there for the next 6+ months.

[@JohnTarbox]

Yes, please continue with this series. DE WA1KLI

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@rbalbuquerque]

Keep going! 73, PY7OD

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@danadkin8652]

Hope your finger gets better !

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you!

[@stevecarlisle3323]

Hello Andreas, I am looking forward to this new project. Please produce it, Thanks, VE7AHL.

[@HB9BLA]

Unfortunately, you are not in its footprint. But maybe Elon Musk once puts one above the US...

[@stevecarlisle3323]

@@HB9BLA like you said, there may be parts of your video that maybe helpfull elsewhere. Keep up the good work. Thanks Steve.

[@HB9BLA]

You can watch the series if you click to the playlist.

[@jensgoerke3819]

Please continue this series. 73 de DB9LL

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@ping170]

Yeah, let's have THE guy with the swiss accent talk to the other guy with a swiss accent on top of a 72Mm path ;)

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@StrsAmbrg]

You transmitted the radio at 2.4GHz. Is that Q0100 Qatar Telecom satellite's transponder operates at 2.4GHz receiver?

[@HB9BLA]

The satellite receives at 2.4 and transmits at 10GHz

[@StrsAmbrg]

@@HB9BLA yes Sir, I understood after I watched all your 6 series QO-100.

[@RogierYou]

Can you publish a list of everything needed so we can build long ?

[@HB9BLA]

I will try.

[@davem0udb]

I would be interested in this topic

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@chuxxsss]

Hey Andreas, I have a pico star board here. Would you like it?

[@HB9BLA]

Thank you! For the moment I have no other satellite project plans...

[@BruceRahn]

Yes, please! de K0BAR

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@serych]

WOW!!! Are your aims following Moore's law? If yes, what can we expect in 2023??? It seems to me that at least Flight to the Moon!

[@HB9BLA]

:-)) (...and back as Kennedy said)

[@dennis8196]

Need more videos

[@Alan2E0KVRKing]

The whole project is available on his main channel, this video is a re-upload from there!

[@HB9BLA]

Alan is right. As written in the video description.

[@dennis8196]

@@HB9BLA I know. I was just saying we need more videos all the time 😂😂 can't get bored listening to the guy with the Swiss accent.

[@stevenelliott9981]

You are obligated to make a series here because you put (part 1) in the title

[@HB9BLA]

:-)) You are right!

[@quarteratom]

Why you reupload videos? At least tag these as reuploads, so I know what videos I must watch amongst all these reuploads.

[@HB9BLA]

You see the difference: The re-uploaded are with hat and the picture on the left and the new ones are without a hat, my portrait on the right side, and a different shape of the title. I re-upload the HAM-related videos of my first channel because I expect many different viewers on this channel (the topics are quite different). And it is mentioned in the first line of the comment.

[@christiantreldal1585]

Please continue. 73 de OZ1GNN

[@HB9BLA]

I will!

[@billyjoe3309]

First

[@HB9BLA]

:-)

[@mcconkeyb]

Nice. I might have to get several more paying jobs, just so that I can work on things like this. :-) (let me know if you know of anyone who is willing to pay for and EE to do remote work)

[@HB9BLA]

You are right. This is an expensive project :-(

[@Mr.Leeroy]

4:34 sound like Taliban

[@HB9BLA]

I did not know they speak French ;-)

[@Mr.Leeroy]

@@HB9BLA see, usually I have no problem recognizing French (not that I speak on it), but I would have never guessed if not your comment (:

[@R50_J0]

Yes, please continue.

[@HB9BLA]

:-)