Hi Tim: I listened to that pass, heard several stations but was not able to make a single contact. Using full duplex, I know I reached the bird, as I heard myself loud and clear. I guess the other stations had lesser luck with the downlink side. I did not hear your callsign though.

I sometimes use a whip, a Pryme Al-800 telescopic one, but rarely with SO-50 as it is a tougher bird to work. If you are looking for better antennas, I recommend the Arrow and the Elk ones.

Amir Findling, 73 de K9CHP, member ARRL, AMSAT #36083 Coordinator, Senior K9 Handler Western NY SearchDogs, Inc. http://www.wnysearchdogs.org/ K9 Certification Tester, NYS Federation of SAR Teams http://www.nysfedsar.org/ 1st Special Response Group (1SRG) http://www.1srg.org/

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Tim Tapio Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 3:16 PM To: 'Amsat BB' Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 1900 pass

All,

Tried with a handheld with a whip, heard a couple calls but couldn't make them out. Anyone have success with a like setup?

73 de Tim, K4SHF FM04

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