Re: [amsat-bb] TNX to VE2CWV

["Michael Kingery" <mkingery@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tony.  I made four contacts this weekend, all on RS13.  Limited by my
antennas right now, best I can figure.

The RX side 3 element Yagi does fair except when the bird comes overhead.
Makes sense.  Going to try and wire dipole for that side sometime this week.

The TX side I don't seem to be able to get "in" except during a short peroid
of the pass when the bird is close to my QTH.  Funny, when I do get in well
I can go way back on the power and still hear myself very well.  More
tinkering on this antenna setup.

By the way, I made some 10m SSB contact on the FT-847 today and got real
good reports on it.  Kinda surprised me a little bit.  It seems to be a
pretty good rig on 10m anyway.  Now to scare up some SSB contacts on 2m down
here in LA (Lower Alabama).

Thanks for the help and suggestions to everyone.  Have a good week!

Mike Kingery
KE4AZN

----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Langdon <tlangdon@atctraining.com.au>
To: 'Michael Kingery' <mkingery@ala.net>; <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 7:29 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] TNX to VE2CWV


> Congrats on your first satellite QSO. Hope it's the first of many. :-)
>
>
> Tony Langdon.
> Systems Development and Support.
> ATC Training Australasia.  Level 2 321 Exhibition St Melbourne  3000.
> Phone:  1300 13 1983     WWW:  http://www.atctraining.com.au
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Kingery [mailto:mkingery@ala.net]
> > Sent: Sunday, 2 April 2000 5:40
> > To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] TNX to VE2CWV
> >
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> > Thanks to VE2CWV I just got my first contact on a Satellite.
> > Via RS13 early
> > this afternoon.  Now to work on the TX antenna to get a
> > stronger signal out.
> > And to learn how to operate the FT-847 better!
> >
> > KE4AZN
> > Michael Kingery
> > mkingery@ala.net (email)
> > http://downtown.ala.net/~mkingery (web page)
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