At 12:14 AM 11/13/2009, Tim - N3TL wrote: >Hey everyone, > >During the 2045-2046 UTC portion of the AO-27 pass over the western >U.S. yesterday (11 November), Sawson (KG6NUB) and I completed a >two-way contact with handheld stations. Each of us transmitted 50mW >(.05-watt) out. Sawson used a Kenwood TH-D7 with an Arrow, and I >used a Yaesu VX-7R with an Elk. Including the published, nominal >transmitter power of AO-27 (500mW), our "power budget" for the >contact was 600mW, or .6-watt.
Nice work! I used to use around 200-250mW on UO-14 from time to time, when that bird was operational, and had no issues getting in at that power level into a 2 element Yagi. Haven't tried anything lower, because that's as low as my radios would go. Today, the lowest power I could manage is around 500 mW. Besides, the antenna's not back on the air, I have to replace a couple of dodgy SMA-BNC adapters that don't fit the radios. :( 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com _______________________________________________ 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
