I'm trying to collect some data on the typical successful AO-40 portable-type station. What worked and what didn't work for a portable, throw it in a suitcase type setup, or CC&R evading driveway or backyard setups, either U/S or L/S. If you have any photos and/or descriptions of your setup, please forward them direct to me at ko4ma@amsat.org , or point me to a link if you have them on the web. Thanks in advance!
73, Drew KO4MA
A comment; Google will often dig up some good stuff, but, because the way some amateurs title their personal web pages and use descriptive text, and googlers select search phrases, not even Google can get all the neat stuff. I'm sure some really fine setups don't even get published to the web.
If AO-51 will be running in L/S or U/S mode more often during its full sun period, perhaps some of the replies to Drew could be copied to this list for everyone to tweak their systems.
Once-upon-a-time, AO-51 had experimenter's Wednesday when those who were building their own 2.4 and 1.2 patches, helix, etc had an opportunity, within the next week or so, to test their construction skills. I miss that, but, with the second radio on AO-51 running less conventional modes on a regular basis, we again have that opportunity. For me, that means I might be able to continue tweaking my setup and install a more permanent version on the roof before the snow flies.
My 2.4GHz Image Dumpster: http://picasaweb.google.com/ve4yz.alan/24Ghz
73, Alan VE4YZ EN19kw AMSAT LM 2352
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: September 1, 2008 9:13 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 portable stations
I'm trying to collect some data on the typical successful AO-40 portable-type station. What worked and what didn't work for a portable, throw it in a suitcase type setup, or CC&R evading driveway or backyard setups, either U/S or L/S. If you have any photos and/or descriptions of your setup, please forward them direct to me at ko4ma@amsat.org , or point me to a link if you have them on the web. Thanks in advance!
73, Drew KO4MA
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Hi Drew, here is my mobile setup for AO-40 mode U/S. I´ve worked lot of stations using this little gear:
UPLINK: Kenwood TM-455 with my comet SBB-5 dual band mobile antenna (fixed on the roof of my car).
DOWNLINK: Kenwood TH-F7E HT with a pair of earbuds + Wimo PA-13R-20 Flat Panel Antenna (33cm x 33cm) with a DB6NT converter.
Images: http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Imagenes/EB4DKA_AO40_MOBILE.jpg http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Imagenes/EB4DKA_AO40_MOBILE2.jpg
And this is my RX-only portable station for AO-40 mode S: http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Imagenes/EB4DKA_AO40_RX.jpg
Best 73 from Spain,
Pedro EB4DKA http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 4:12 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 portable stations
I'm trying to collect some data on the typical successful AO-40 portable-type station. What worked and what didn't work for a portable, throw it in a suitcase type setup, or CC&R evading driveway or backyard setups, either U/S or L/S. If you have any photos and/or descriptions of your setup, please forward them direct to me at ko4ma@amsat.org , or point me to a link if you have them on the web. Thanks in advance!
73, Drew KO4MA
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