... Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
Eggbeaters are great conversation starters. For working the FM sats, I have not been excited with my Eggbeater's performance. And I own one of the best - with horizontal plane kit installed.
Just get a little "directionality" to your antenna ... Heck, we're working the FM birds with Tape Measure Beams. And with "better" HT antennas.
Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 11:36 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote:
... Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
Just get a little "directionality" to your antenna ... Heck, we're working the FM birds with Tape Measure Beams. And with "better" HT antennas.
And again I need to plug the IOio antenna :). I built mine with PVC pipe and copper tubing and made my first sat contact on AO-7 with it. I guess if it works on AO-7, AO-51 should be a walk in the park ;)
http://personales.ya.com/ea4cax/paginaea4cyq/Antenaioio/ioioingles.pdf
73 Mike K5TRI
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