Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my truck. I felt as nervous as when I was a novice with my home brew 6L6 (look it up). I worked 5 guys on AO-51. I just discovered a new wrinkle to this never ending hobby, my wife thinks I need a intervention, or help. Craig, it works super!
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
2011/4/12 Bob- W7LRD w7lrd@comcast.net
Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my truck.
Hi Bob, congrats on your new mobile setup. I also get excited every time when I manage to get a sat QSO from my mobile (FT-8900 + mag whip currently). There is usually one or two good orbits about the time when I try leave my job in the afternoon so every now and then I try to make few qsos from my car on the top floor of the parking building of my office. Bit hard to explain my collagues why I have to be in my car within few minutes time window, to talk to someone over radio ;)
73 de Ari OH3KAV Tampere, Finland (grid: KP11)
Bob, What antenna are you using for your mobile? I've uplinked on 2m using a standard 5/8 wave dual band mobile mag mount. But I used a 70cm yagi for the downlink.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob- W7LRD" w7lrd@comcast.net
Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my truck. I felt as nervous as when I was a novice with my home brew 6L6 (look it up). I worked 5 guys on AO-51. I just discovered a new wrinkle to this never ending hobby, my wife thinks I need a intervention, or help. Craig, it works super!
73 Bob W7LRD
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