Believe it or not I paper log.
1. Extend the handle on your antenna by a couple of feet. I did it by cable-tying the handle to a sawed off broom handle.
2. Attach the radio to the extended handle. I cable-tied the belt clip to the broom handle.
3. Attach a small spiral note-pad to the extended handle. I had better luck using tape for this.
4. You can now hold the antenna/radio/note-pad with one hand without a great deal of fatigue by resting the end of the extended handle against your waist or hip.
5. Using a headset mic, your other hand is now free to adjust for Doppler and write down calls.
6. You can even key the radio with the hand holding the antenna/radio/note-pad.
7. I grab the antenna/radio/note-pad using my left hand and butt the extended handle against my left hip as I am right handed -- your mileage may vary.
73, Joe kk0sd
P.S. I may be doing a few rare ones this way on Sept 1st.
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of WB2LLP Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:14 AM To: AMSAT -BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging with an Arrow
The other day I made my first contacts using my IC-W32A and my "Cheap Yagii Arrow" antenna. Like many before me I found paper logging to be impossible. There have been many clever solutions to this problem using a recorder documented, but I can not find any reference to them. Is there someone with a better memory, or filing system, who could point me to some references.
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