[amsat-bb] Re: FO29 and Kenwood TH-F6A

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:09:46 -0000 "John Geiger" aa5jg@fidmail.com wrote:

Glad to hear that FO29 is back-now to get on it! Has anyone tried using a Kenwood TH-F6A HT to receive FO29, since it does receive SSB? I would be hooking it to an external antenna. Is it sensitive enough on SSB to hear the satellite? The QST review shows its sensitivity is a little down on HF and 6m SSB.

Easily.

Get a decent hand-portable Yagi and have at it.

It's a shame that AO-51 is no longer with us, that was my favourite "portable" sat for using with my TH-F7E and a homebrew crossed dual-band Yagi.