Re: [amsat-bb] Help with AO-27

[Jeff Johns <jeffj@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:17:27 -0400, "Timothy S. Zibrat" <timmy_z@nauticom.net> wrote:

> bird is an HT and a rubber duck.

The stock rubber duck will not work in most cases. You need to obtain one of
the 'gain' antennas from MFJ or similar sources. It's a cheap investment for
a whole lot of fun. As far as the schedule, AO-27 is only active during
daylight passes. Good luck!

Jeff
      
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