Since you are successful with other birds, it may be the times you are working '73 are when it is in its 30mW mode. And even a modest beam points its way will out-perform the vertical. Heck, we heard it on its 30mW mode at the Palm Springs HamFest a couple Saturdays ago with just a tape measure beam.
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Thank you, Clint. I thought that might be the case. I will see if I can get a portable operation together and use my Arrow antenna out in the backyard and see how that goes. Any further suggestions are still very welcome! Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji Oldenburg IN [email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Bradford" [email protected] To: "[email protected] org" [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:23 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 Telemetry Reception
Since you are successful with other birds, it may be the times you are working '73 are when it is in its 30mW mode. And even a modest beam points its way will out-perform the vertical. Heck, we heard it on its 30mW mode at the Palm Springs HamFest a couple Saturdays ago with just a tape measure beam.
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Good luck Steve. Here receiving with a 12 element cross yagi and signals are a lot weaker when AO-73 is transmitting 30mW.
Eric.
Amateur radio station ON4HF Satellite manager UBA Member Amsat-UK Member Amsat-ON
Eric Knaps
Steve Kristoff schreef op 29/03/2015 om 13:34:
Thank you, Clint. I thought that might be the case. I will see if I can get a portable operation together and use my Arrow antenna out in the backyard and see how that goes. Any further suggestions are still very welcome! Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji Oldenburg IN [email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Bradford" [email protected] To: "[email protected] org" [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:23 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 Telemetry Reception
Since you are successful with other birds, it may be the times you are working '73 are when it is in its 30mW mode. And even a modest beam points its way will out-perform the vertical. Heck, we heard it on its 30mW mode at the Palm Springs HamFest a couple Saturdays ago with just a tape measure beam.
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