30 May
2016
30 May
'16
6:39 p.m.
Hi John!
For some, HTs are the only radios they may have. For others, it is the challenge of using portable/QRP equipment to work the satellite. It can be done, as WB4SON mentioned earlier (and others on this list over the past few months). Not all passes will lead to success for those using HTs with AO-85, but with planning many have had success working this satellite with HTs. I'm in that group, using several different HTs and combinations of radios to work AO-85 since its launch - and using a few of the Chinese-made HTs to work it full- duplex.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
Is there a reason for using a HT and not a desk top rig such as FT847?
John