[AMSAT-BB] Re: SO-50?

20 Apr 2021

      SO-50 has a very, very sensitive uplink. I've gotten into it with 50 mW to
a whip antenna. Be sure to always use a 67.0 Hz tone.
The 250 mW downlink can be weak and you need high quality coax. For a home
station, you almost certainly need a preamp unless you have a very short
run of very good coax.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 8:59 AM crohtun via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
wrote:
...
I have always had a miserable time working this bird. For weeks I’ve been
hearing others but no one hears me. The pass just completed took it
overhead at more than 50 deg at my QTH. I heard absolutely nothing until
the bird was well past TCA and south of me. Suddenly there was KB3IAI and
KN4ZAA. Worked both but no one else. Reception was much better on vertical
than horizontal. Lots of QRN, however.
Ray
KN2K
FM18
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On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 8:42 AM, Steve Kristoff skristof@etczone.com
wrote:
I couldn't hear SO-50 this morning. It should have passed right over head
here at EM79. Did other folks have problems or was it just me? About 1224
UTC pass here in southeastern IN.
Steve AI9IN

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[AMSAT-BB] Re: SO-50?

Paul Stoetzer