Re: [amsat-bb] ao-51 tonight

[Patrick Green <pagreen@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think I'm going to try to work the pass with my Arrow and the "EL"
position on My Kenwood TH-D7A.  That's appox. 50 mw.  I've done it
many times on SO-50 and occasionally on AO-27 and 51 in normal mode. 
It's difficult to work any terrestrial repeater more than a mile away
with that power level.  See you all tonight.

73 de Pat --- KA9SCF EN51xv


On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:25:36 -0500, Mark L. Hammond
<mlhammond@charter.net> wrote:
> I really look forward to Experimenter's Night, regardless of the mode!  It's a chance to try something different, once a week, on schedule.
> 
> I'm not sure I'll brave it outdoors and try the HT thing this time---but, I'm thinking about doing my own experiment---
> 
> Now, don't condemn me until you've read the whole thing :)
> 
> I thinking about using my exisiting station with the following changes---use my Radio Shack discone antenna with output reduced to 10 W on the TS-2000!  That will allow me to use my station for "good ears" (tracking array on 435 with preamp), while still qualifying as a QRP station.
> 
> I know from working local repeaters that the discone is a lousey antenna, but to work AO-51 on it with 10W would be a real kick!  Hope I can make one exchange...
> 
> Now if only Real Life will allow me to catch the pass!
> 
> As for cost of that setup?  I really don't want to add it all up, but it's close to 1.5-2 orders of magnitude ;-)
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark N8MH
> 
> >
> > From: "Kyle Yoksh" <yokshs@planetkc.com>
> > Date: 2005/02/01 Tue PM 02:28:18 EST
> > To: "Amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ao-51 tonight
> >
> > Hi to all on the list..
> >
> > I'm looking forward to the AO-51 QRP mode tonight. It will be fun working
> > AO-51 without the (expletive) PL tone! hi hi
> >
> > I'll be using my HTs and XE1MEX Arrow antenna A.K.A " the $80 FM bird
> > groundstation ".
> >
> > It might be fun to know if anyone has a less expensive setup than this.
> > Uplink rig is a Radio Shack HTX-202 and downlink rig a HTX-404. Bought the
> > HTs on Ebay for $40 apiece, made the antenna from scrap aluminum tubing. Who
> > says that building a groundstation is expensive? :-)
> >
> > Just 12 more grids until VUCC, and I'll be trying to collect some new ones
> > tonight!
> >
> > Looks like two passes are workable for me, the best starting at 354z.
> >
> >
> > 73, all the best and GL tonight!
> >
> > Kyle Yoksh
> > K0KN
> > Olathe, Kansas
> > Amsat# 35249
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> 
> Mark L. Hammond    [N8MH]
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