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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/MPMKUSSFRXK33U3N237TO6FZCDI2DY3P/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "MPMKUSSFRXK33U3N237TO6FZCDI2DY3P", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/URF3DMCHUT6GDLL75RW6FPEFBNSKJGNY/", "sender": { "address": "co7wt (a) frcuba.co.cu", "mailman_id": "e0c3935155ca4fb78cafec35cf64d7f2", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/e0c3935155ca4fb78cafec35cf64d7f2/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Pavel Milanes Costa", "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] FL11 is back on the air (SO-50) ... and bad apple... (UV-5R)", "date": "2015-04-25T16:24:10Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/URF3DMCHUT6GDLL75RW6FPEFBNSKJGNY/", "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "I will be on the next SO-50 pass 1628z (just 8 minutes ahead)\n\nI will try to announce all my activations via que amsat-bb\n\nThanks to all who wrote to me, CU, I have to get on the roof soon.\n\nEl 25/04/15 a las 00:52, Pavel Milanes Costa escribió:\n> Hi to all from CO7WT, Pavel\n>\n> After a long hiatus I resume my activity on Satellites from FL11 (just\n> FM here, so SO-50 Only)\n>\n> I have tested yesterday and today's night my setup here:\n>\n> Antenna: Homebrew Cross boom yagis for 2m/70cm\n> Radio: Baofeng UV-5R *(Half Duplex)*\n> Recording dev: my cell phone\n>\n> My log shows from this two days:\n>\n> 2015 April 24\n> ---------------\n> 0159 W5CBF EM21 (Saludos Hector!!!)\n> 0201 KA4H FM17\n> 0202 N8RO EM00\n> 0203 W1PA FN44\n> 0204 WI9I EM59\n>\n> 2015 April 25\n> ---------------\n> 0225 WI9I EM59\n> 0226 KE8AKW EN80\n> 0227 KG5CCI EM34\n> 0228 KE8AKW EN80\n>\n> I wrote the times approximately by looking the start of the pass and the\n> recording time, for humans minor time differences are ok, but I wonder\n> if LoTW can cope with that.\n>\n> QSL is via my manager (N2CQ) if you want paper QSL or LOTW on the\n> following hours after the QSO.\n>\n> I'm being getting used to the calls and sounds, sorry to the OMs that\n> insist on me to say his calls correctly (KE8AKW ;-) ) keep in mind that\n> English is a second language to me, I always have a recording for\n> correction of that \"beginner's mistakes\"\n>\n> Operations is as time permits, mostly on night passes on week days or\n> full time on weekends; sure I can take schedules too.\n>\n> To the amsat.org OM's: put this info on the new \"activity\" page if you\n> like so, I think FL11 will be a new grid to many of us.\n>\n> I have to make yet some fix on the yagui handle (comfort) and some other\n> practical fix on the diplexer/cables, but that's are minor issues.\n>\n> Now lest talk about a little china apple, sorry, radio.\n>\n> About the baofeng UV-5R: I get a bad apple from the store... or it's not?\n>\n> Maybe someone of you remember a post of mine a time ago about NOT going\n> to the UV-5R for RX on full-duplex...\n>\n> About a week ago I scheduled a test with a technician with certified\n> test equipments (IFR 1200 I think it was...), we make some tests this\n> week, short story:\n>\n> My baofeng has 10uV sensitivity on 2m (aprox -86dbm aka deaf) and 0.1 uV\n> on 70cm (aprox -123dBm aka very good)\n>\n> Further tests shows that when you are on RX in 70cm any carrier on 2m\n> above 50uV (aprox -73dBm give or take), the sensitivity on 70m begin to\n> suffer, that why I can't use this radio for full duplex with other radio\n> as TX on 2m, even with 1W of power.\n>\n> For reference purposes my Baofeng UV-5R has Firmware N5R-20 dated 140525N\n>\n> My solution was a homebrew diplexer, mounted on the antenna and working\n> only *half duplex*\n>\n> Not an ideal setup but most of the time I get strong signals here and\n> QSOs prove that it's working as expected.\n>\n> 73 from Pavel in FL11ai (Camagüey Cuba)\n> CU on the birds.\n>\n", "attachments": [] }