[amsat-bb] QRV on AO-40!

[Steve Meuse <smeuse@xxxxxxxx>]

Well, after weeks of preparation, I had my first QSO on AO-40 today with 
W2DRZ! My initial attempts to use a barefoot 25 watts out of my 736 failed, 
but I remembered that I had a 100 watt amp hanging around. That did the 
trick! Now I need to tackle dealing with doppler shift.

My station info:

Yaesu FT-736r
RF concepts 70cm 100w amp
M2 2mcp14
M2 436cp30
N3IYR dish
3731 d/c modified by K5GNA


The antennas are currently mounted on a 4' roof tower on the ground in the 
back yard. I'm waiting for the weather and antenna crew to align properly. 
Here is a pic of the antennas.

http://www.mara.org/~swave/pics/ao40.jpg

See you on the bird!

-Steve
N1JFU



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