Hello all,
Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought an arrow antenna from www.vpa-systems.pl and connected a portable to it. I didn't know it was that easy! I worked EA7HZZ and a German station (forgot his call because I was to excited) What a nice hobby we have!
73, Eric.
Eric,
Congratulations! It is indeed amazing. A suggestion is to use a cheap digital recorder for recording your contacts. You can replay the QSOs later, verify calls, and log them. I use a "Y cord" to the earpiece and recorder, but some recorders will pass the audio through.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Eric Knaps, ON4HF Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:50 PM To: Amsat - BBS Subject: [amsat-bb] My first portable sat qso made today.
Hello all,
Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought an arrow antenna from www.vpa-systems.pl and connected a portable to it. I didn't know it was that easy! I worked EA7HZZ and a German station (forgot his call because I was to excited) What a nice hobby we have!
73, Eric.
Thanks Alan, that's a nice suggestion.
73, Eric.
Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA
Op 24/05/2012 21:07, Alan P. Biddle schreef:
Eric,
Congratulations! It is indeed amazing. A suggestion is to use a cheap digital recorder for recording your contacts. You can replay the QSOs later, verify calls, and log them. I use a "Y cord" to the earpiece and recorder, but some recorders will pass the audio through.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Eric Knaps, ON4HF Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:50 PM To: Amsat - BBS Subject: [amsat-bb] My first portable sat qso made today.
Hello all,
Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought an arrow antenna from www.vpa-systems.pl and connected a portable to it. I didn't know it was that easy! I worked EA7HZZ and a German station (forgot his call because I was to excited) What a nice hobby we have!
73, Eric.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF" on4hf@telenet.be To: "Amsat - BBS" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] My first portable sat qso made today.
Hello all,
Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought an arrow antenna from www.vpa-systems.pl and connected a portable to it. I didn't know it was that easy! I worked EA7HZZ and a German station (forgot his call because I was to excited) What a nice hobby we have!
73, Eric.
-- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA
Hi Eric, ON4HF
I am very surprised that you as a "Satellite manager UBA" made your first portable satellite contact only yersterday and you was so excited !
Congratulations! It is indeed amazing.
73" de i8CVS Domenico
Hello Domenico,
I know what you mean :-) I have allways worked with big antennas and now I did it with a yagi that you can hold in your hand. The portable gives 2 watts of rf power and I was surprised that my signal was so clear to copy. I will be in Italy on holiday from june 11 till 23 and hope to make some sat contacts with it.
73, Eric.
Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA
Op 25/05/2012 05:23, i8cvs schreef:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF"on4hf@telenet.be To: "Amsat - BBS"amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] My first portable sat qso made today.
Hello all,
Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought an arrow antenna from www.vpa-systems.pl and connected a portable to it. I didn't know it was that easy! I worked EA7HZZ and a German station (forgot his call because I was to excited) What a nice hobby we have!
73, Eric.
-- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA
Hi Eric, ON4HF
I am very surprised that you as a "Satellite manager UBA" made your first portable satellite contact only yersterday and you was so excited !
Congratulations! It is indeed amazing.
73" de i8CVS Domenico
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