Congratulations Luc! Many here already know that my "base" operation includes hand-holding my Elk antenna and manually tracking the satelltes from inside my home.
Without question, optimizing one's receive side is the most important consideration. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL -------------- Original message from Luc Leblanc <[email protected]>: -------------- > Hi > > I just try AO-51 V/S mode this morning 0700am pass. I was checking a new S > band > beam and it was a success nearly all the fades disappear comparing to my > former WMAX beam. But i was not able to uplink to the satellite > only to discover a frightening flaw in my setup i was transmitting in the > same VHF port that i used for my 2.4GHZ downconverter. Too > early in the morning and probably not awaken enough i > immediately stopped transmitting and OH surprised the DC does not blow up? > But what about the 847 finals...they survive about 10 transmission... In the > middle of the pass and the DC still working i cannot switch my rig/antenna > fast enough i take my HT DJ-580T with his rubber duck antenna and i > punch the uplink frequency then and i called Doug KD8CAO who was calling in > the void since the beginning of the pass and at the same time > i heard my downlink he answered me back...My Alinco was at 5W. But the > amazing part "i was in my basement..." It is a living proof that the > hard part is the receiving side. My last basement record > was on AO-16 50w on a dual band mobile antenna on a metal file cabinet. > > P.S. i will buy a lotto ticket today i feel the stars where on my side this > morning:) > > > "-" > > > Luc Leblanc VE2DWE > Skype VE2DWE > www.qsl.net/ve2dwe > WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
