To add my comments, I also used the Eggbeaters for 2 years before "upgrading" to small beams on an azimuth only rotor. I did see some loss of signal mid-pass on FO-29, but otherwise anything over 10 degrees at my location was usable on the linear sats. While I have an IC-910, typically its running low power on SSB and CW.

Given the lack of activity on the linears sats, you shouldn't have any trouble hitting them with your gear.

Joe KC8RAN

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM , Jean-François Ménard wrote:

Hi,

I would like to know if I'm dreaming, but will it be possible for me to use these two satellites with my pair of FT-817 running on SatPC32??

Am I asking too much for my 5W only radios ?? I'm using 2 Eggbeater antenna from M²... EB-144 and EB432 with AR² preamps on both antennas feed with heliax.

73

-- Jean-François Ménard VA2SS

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