Greetings
Happy to report I worked joe K3SZH on a western pass of Oscar 7 orbit number 50,000
Only heard one other station in 6 land.
Not many people on ao-7 and hamsat, usually only one or two other people.
Save your bucks for some used all-mode rigs and you can get on. I'm surprised there are few HEO equipped stations around, why wait?
Thanks, patrick n2oeq
Not many people on ao-7 and hamsat, usually only one or two other people.
I am waiting on a well-used older FT-817. It's probably not optimal, but it's an all-mode 2m and 70cm rig. I guess these days it's the most affordable (cheapest) all-mode setup. I'll just have to see if it serves better on the TX side or RX side. Downside to TX is only 5W. Downside to RX is that it's an early non-DSP model, so no NR, and limited SSB filtering (if any?)
This will be paired with my IC-7000 which is 35W/50W with great DSP and filters which has been working well on the FM sats.
Scott NW2S
Small world, that's my 817 you're waiting for!
Anyway, I was using it mostly for receive, and it seemed to do well for that. Although it doesn't have any DSP or narrow filtering, that did not prove to be an issue for me while working AO7/FO29/VO52 with CW and RTTY. With all the drifting going on, narrow filters would seem to be more of a hindrance than an asset...
For what it's worth... -Joe, N8FQ
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:29:30 -0700 (PDT) Scott Wilson s.wilson@yahoo.com wrote:
I am waiting on a well-used older FT-817. It's probably not optimal, but it's an all-mode 2m and 70cm rig. I guess these days it's the most affordable (cheapest) all-mode setup. I'll just have to see if it serves better on the TX side or RX side. Downside to TX is only 5W. Downside to RX is that it's an early non-DSP model, so no NR, and limited SSB filtering (if any?)
This will be paired with my IC-7000 which is 35W/50W with great DSP and filters which has been working well on the FM sats.
Scott NW2S
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Scott Wilson