Hello all, First of all, I am new to this group and satellite operation. For a start on satellite operation, I am planning to use omnidirectional antennas...
Hello all, First of all, I am new to this group and satellite operation. For a start on satellite operation, I am planning to use omnidirectional antennas...
... The eggbeater will work, but on 70cm downlinks, omnis can be a bit marginal at times. I usually go for a handheld beam, which gives good signals. ... Give...
I ran with a single Lindenblad here and it worked quite well for UO-14. Had some deep fades when the polarity changed - I should have built a second one with a...
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Thanks all for the kind and helpful replies. Ok, I think the best approach will be to use the eggbeater as a start. However while waiting for it to arrive, I...
... It will suffer deep faces, but might be useable. Also, you should consider a masthead preamp with any omni antenna. 70cm downlinks are very weak and need...
Some people say they use them. I have a 24 element beam I use, but its not the "hot setup" either. It only works when the birds are near the horizon. My...
Hi! I'm looking to make more trips to various parts of Mexico, and was curious to know if anyone knew of web sites or other resources that might show which...
Hi! Hello? Quiet list.... In any event, I was down in northern Mexico for the first weekend of May (3-4 May 2003), where a group of mostly XE hams had the ...
I'm from the old breed of working Sats, you know Oscar 12 & 13 but have at one time or other worked them all I think. Anyway I kinda miss the LEO birds and I...
... Any FM radio that will tune in 5 kHz steps or less will work fine. I used to use a pair of HTs until one died. Whatever you use, it's best you have two...
Hi! ... I used ... you have ... If you can't do this, there is a way to deal with this - if your VHF/UHF radio will let you program VHF transmit and UHF...
... Well, I've even done "manual bandswitching" on a T81A to work UP-14! Very ugly, especially while mobile(!!), but it got the job done. Where there's a ...
Hi Tony! ... Very ... there's a ... Manually changing bands on an IC-T81A? Ouch!!! Yes, very ugly. ... you can ... a wooden ... 70, it's ... And there are...
... I usually put the downlink into the VFO and uplink into a memory (for mode J), and flip between VHO and memory. :) ... I did similar with my antenna as...
Hi! ... channel ... The grid-hunting over here probably pales in comparison to Europe, but without the grids there would be little activity on the VHF/UHF...
... Well, it's certainly done wonders for terrestrial VHF/UHF (and contests as well!). I don't know gridsquares are such a good idea for FM satellites (again,...
hi boys wath bird is ok working now ao-27 is dead ??? pse inform for active birds in 10 144 430 MHZ tnx CE3SOC Raul [Non-text portions of this message have...
I currently have 2 beams, UHF and VHF together on a PVC T through a splitter I use. If I had not had the antennas I would have purchased the Arrow antenna....
Raul, Take a look at my web page. I have info on the active satellites or notes if they are not active. UO-14 is the bets right now. SO-41 and SO-50 should...
Hi Raul, UO-14 I made FM contacts on it a day or two ago. So it's working. SO-50 I heard FM conversations today, but didn't call. SO-41 I have tried -- but...
Hi! After lurking on this list for a long time, and after 3+ years since my first - and only - contacts through any of the FM satellites (March 2000, via...
Patrick, Nice to hear your success on UO-14, you mention about better antennas... for handheld, try this link: http://www.qsl.net/vk3jed/2m70cmant1html.html ...
... Well, I can routinely work it from horizon to horizon with that antenna (still got it! :) ). Been a bit slow on UO-14, the radio I used to use for the...
Tony, I also had problems with the battery pack on my Handheld- (it had completely died.) I just bought a lead so i can connect it up with a portable power...
... Well, that's not quite so simple. I'll have to rig up something (the external DC also went via the same battery pack). ... Hmm, worth a thought, should do...
