Same with me, Steve. 73 Ray W2RS -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kristoff [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 6:11 am Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: SO-50?
I was using a handheld and an Arrow antenna. It has never been a problem in the past. ----- Original Message -----From: Paul Stoetzer ([email protected]) Date: 04/20/21 09:07 To: crohtun ([email protected]) Cc: Steve Kristoff ([email protected]), AMSAT BB ([email protected]) Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: SO-50? 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 [email protected] 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. RayKN2KFM18
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On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 8:42 AM, Steve Kristoff [email protected] 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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