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.
TNX es 73 de WB2LLP
I ask the XYL to help me.
Cheers,
Dave.
I also had trouble with QSO's and keeping track of them. So I use two radios a yaesu VX-170 for transmit and Ic-w32a for receive. Now I have a splitter on the speaker jack on ic-w32a from radio shack. One side goes to a digital recorder and the other goes to headset or if doing a demo a external speaker. Now I can hear during transmit and record the QSO. Then latter I can listen to the recording and put them in the log.
K5AI / Ron Porter
-----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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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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Hi Guys,
I follow the tip I picked up of the bb some time ago. Use a digital recording device or similar. Switch on at the start of the pass and record the whole thing. Easy to play back and write up the log and QSL cards.
Broom handle tip looks good. Will give it a try.
73 G7HIA
"Gary "Joe" Mayfield" gary_mayfield@hotmail.com wrote: 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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I think you have gotten some good answers. When I was doing a lot of portable satellite QSOs I would put my laptop near my HT and would digitally record the pass using the built-in microphone. Wasn't the best solution but it worked quite well.
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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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