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Re: YES!!!!! ALPHA ON A HAND HELD!!!!
On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, Docfester wrote:
> I just heard Alpha on a handheld for the 13:16 UTC (7:16 ET) pass!! 143.625
> On a RADIO SHACK Pro-64 handheld scanner NO EXTERNAL ANTENNA (my Mom and Dad
> as witnesses!!)
Yes, we were routinely doing handheld-to-handheld packet comms with MIR
back when it was on 2 meters. This shows the 9 dB advantage of 2 meters
to omni antennas over UHF... ALso, of course, ISS is running probably 10
watts or more compared to the usual amateur satellite that is running a
watt or so...
bob
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