Hi Ed,
Regarding power used:
I was running 25w (minus a few dB of coax losses) into an 8 element beam (vertically polarized), and getting an S5 return on a 2x15 circular beam, with a mediocre preamp. I forget if it was RHCP or LHCP on the downlink at the time.
I don't have a power meter, but I could turn my 736R's Drive control about 3/4 of the way down before my signal got hard to hear. Maybe 5w or so? This was when the bird was about 10-12 degrees up, in a direction that has about a 5 degree usable horizon (there's a hill in that direction).
Hope that helps,
Greg KO6TH
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:25:10 -0900 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org From: kl7uw@acsalaska.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New Lindy's QRV
One more update:
I tried pass #744, this morning and copied a big round-table of several west-coast stations, but was unable to break in. My downlink was as loud as them, so...? I had one call to my CQ right at LOS and could not complete, sorry! Bear with me as I am getting reaquainted with running my radio on satellites ;-) My sub-VFO tuning control is not working which complicates netting with another station. So I find my signal with the Rx and then engage tracking. That tracks for a little while.
The interesting thing is that I copied signals to zero-elevation. I would say that I am pleased with the new antennas.
Question: what ERP are most stations using on SSB on HO-68? I am running 50w ERP.
73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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