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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/NMRY5K7IT2XUDMF2D7T5KTFRUDK4HUAN/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "NMRY5K7IT2XUDMF2D7T5KTFRUDK4HUAN", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/UZ3NTXFJNQ63NMKG53IUSW3I26RPCG6L/", "sender": { "address": "archie.hackett (a) hotmail.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "John Hackett", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: QRP? (satellites).", "date": "2007-04-25T18:13:14Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/5LHZWA6GROZ5ZCQVY3BUJAX2322G426I/", "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Bruce,\n As they say where I originally come from ... \"good on yer mate\"... \n(your posting did an old heart good).\n\nPlease read \"HOW MUCH POWER IS ENOUGH\" (part 1) at \n<http://www.observations.biz/>\n\n73 John. <[email protected]>\n..........................................................................................................................................\n\n>From: Bruce Robertson <[email protected]>\n>Reply-To: [email protected]\n>To: [email protected]\n>CC: [email protected]\n>Subject: QRP?\n>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:29:19 -0300\n>\n>Quoting John Hackett <[email protected]>:\n>\n> > I read quite recently a post on the Amsat-bb\n> >\n> > wherea particular station was \"explaining\" that one *NEEDS* a linear\n> > amplifier to work AO-7.\n> >\n> > Absolutely *not* true ... (using an aerial !!!!! might have\n> > helped.....LA2QAA & GM1SXX).\n>\n>\n>We should note that the same problem seems to exist on VO-52, too. About a\n>week ago I monitored a pass and was astonished to see a QSO in progress\n>which was about 5 S-units above the beacon. As I was trying to figure out\n>what was up, the conversation revealed all: the station producing this\n>formidable signal explained that it has a 22x22 beam on an az/el rotor and\n>was using 20W of uplink power! The returning station, rather than\n>suggesting QRP, congratulated his partner on an \"excellent, strong signal\"\n>(which happened to be FM'ing the beacon like crazy.)\n>\n>As our station improves, we need to lower our uplink power to maintain the\n>same EIRP. If you're a newcomer to the SSB/CW birds, don't let these\n>concerns deter you from getting your feet wet: just listen for the beacon\n>at the beginning of the pass, and start with a downlink signal about this\n>level. Those of us who have become accustomed to satellite operation should\n>have the courage to recommend lower power to those with whom we're\n>conversing, and should, as always, strive to improve our reception.\n>\n>73, Bruce\n>VE9QRP\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }