Hi! I've been a fan of satellites and the space stations with their ham gear for a long time, but have not tried to work them much. A handful of QSOs through...
Patrick, overheard that contact - was suprised to hear actual voices coming from the ISS as you. ek - kd5wdq Patrick STODDARD <yahoo@...> wrote: Hi!...
According to the AMSAT pages on ECHO, there are supposed to be certain days set aside for QRP operation (<10 watts, no PL tone needed). However, I have yet to...
My read is the same as yours. Either they are just gearing up for it (they do have a color/letter code for it under the chart) or they tried it a while ago...
Hi! ... supposed to be ... AMSAT has actually done a few QRP days in the past year. ... I do! I am able to do so with 2.5 Watts into a dipole. 2.5 Watts =...
Hi, I have been having some excellent QSO's via the OSCAR's but I have been having trouble using this satellite. I had very good access at one time using...
... from ... I am experienceing that too. Also, about I was in the middle of a contact and the downlink just disappeared! The elevation was at 45 degrees. ... ...
A preamp really make a difference in performance. ... from ... I am experienceing that too. Also, about I was in the middle of a contact and the downlink just...
Hi very many thanks to everyone for the feedback, in responce I am using Orbitron 3.71 (a really great program if you haven't tried it give it a go)and the...
Hey! ... Oribitron, me too!!! About the keps, what I meant was that the site we get the keps from, I wonder if the site as updated keps. ... I will do so over...
Hey! ... I can recieve AO-51 in low power mode down to ~5 degrees without a preamp. In the past, I remember working so50 below 30 degrees without a pre-amp....
Hi, yes I agree completely, to hear the birds is no problem for me but I am very lucky to have had the time to build up a resonable array for the birds. I...
When I first started making contacts and did not know about preamps it was touch and go. Using a preamp makes a world of difference. The preamp made my 817ND...
Hey! ... programmes ... Sebastian ... The source of the Keps! ... Was the predictions a few minutes behind the actual? Over the next week or so, I will try and...
Hi all, I just wanted to let you know about ON4KST's Satellite chat. Where you can make you're skeds! http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=6 73' Bjorn...
Hi all, well Peter SO-50 seems to acting very strange at the moment I have downloaded 'satscape'and also 'nova' but now all three programmes give the satellite...
Hi everyone again, just done a serch on the DX summit and found that the last listing for a QSO via SO-50 sat was on the 4th Dec! Perhaps we have a sick 'bird'...
Hi! After a lot of listening to AO-51 passes to get familiar with the Doppler effect on the 70cm downlink over the past few months, and bringing my IC-W32A HT...
Hi Gus! ... Have you looked at http://oscar.dcarr.org/ ? This site shows satellite/ISS activity for the past few days, posted by users from all over the world....
Hi Keith! Going back through the recent messages in this group, I saw your ... I don't know why there hasn't been more of those QRP days scheduled, but it...
Hello all, just a quick note to Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK, thanks for the link, I forgot to mention but yes I do monitor and imput information to the site he...
Hi Jeremy! ... Maybe we can do that. I've been on every morning since Tuesday, at least one pass, and have been adding to my logbook. Only one really good...
Hi Gus! ... Sure seems like a new server, or upgrades to the old server, with the faster response time. Speaking of SO-50, in keeping with the subject of this...
Hi! On Tuesday, I worked AO-51 for the first time, making 3 QSOs. After upgrading my portable station (bring an Arrow 2m/70cm Yagi to work instead of the...
Hello Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EW great to hear you having so much fun with the sats, they really are good fun arn't they. I really enjoy working them and yes I have ...
