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Re: Best HT's for sats?
- Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best HT's for sats?
- From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:30:57 +1100
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At 12:51 PM 4/4/2008, Mark Vandewettering wrote:
>I've been using a TH-D7A and an Arrow antenna. Works
>great, no problem with desense, and it's fun to use
>the APRS stuff to bounce packets off ISS, Go-32 and NO-44.
>It's not the most glamorous, but it works very well for
>satellites, and I have no hesitation in recommending it
>for that.
I've always gone the 2 HT route, mainly because I have never owned a
full duplex capable HT. I'm another who is a big believer in full
duplex operation on the sats. It gives you a LOT more insight into
what's happening on the bird. I can operate without full duplex, but
I prefer not to.
73 de VK3JED
http://vkradio.com
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