Re: [amsat-bb] UO-14 0222 3/26 pass

[denmorr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Frank:

The antenna is the key.  I use an Arrow and make quite a few QSO's with 5
watts.  The whip is too much compromise.

73,
Dennis
WA4ZJJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Grossman (WB2BXO) <flgrossman@earthlink.net>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 11:40 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] UO-14 0222 3/26 pass


> Tried to work the above pass this evening.  Satellite was very loud on my
19
> in. flexible whip, but there was total chaos with much of the US within
the
> footprint at some points.  Heard W7JPI dfq, BTW, with his one degree
window.
>
> In contrast, worked FM1DQ with the same antenna at 0135 on 3/21 with the
> bird to the southeast of me, I think.
>
> Could be luck--and it is to some extent--but perhaps the number of folks
> within the footprint makes a real difference in the amount of uplink
> contention.
>
> Frank
> wb2bxo@amsat.org
>
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