Or prove their antenna hears as well as it transmits! 73s John AA5JG
--- On Sun, 4/18/10, David Barber <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David Barber <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Arecibo on Handy > To: "'John Geiger'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3:05 PM > Now that really would be silly > wouldn't it! > > Regards > > David > G8OQW > > ******** > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Geiger [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 18 April 2010 21:02 > To: [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arecibo on Handy > > SO, did you work them on the FT817??? > > 73s John AA5JG > > --- On Sun, 4/18/10, David Barber <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: David Barber <[email protected]> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Arecibo on Handy > > To: "'Moon-Net'" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 2:37 PM > > OK, I know nobody is going to believe > > this but....on my life... > > > > I have been outside with an FT-817 connected via a > very > > short piece of coax > > to a Diamond A430S10R (small 10 element beam modified > for > > handheld use) and > > headphones and KP4AO was just audible on SSB. > > > > Signals were inconsistent but solid enough to copy > their > > callsign and CQ > > calls around 19.00UTC and the odd information > exchange > > thereafter. > > > > Now they've switched to CW copy is a good 80%. > > > > No signal strength showing on S-Meter of course but > who > > cares. > > > > I would never have believed it had I not heard it with > my > > own ears. > > > > Note: NO preamp was used. > > > > David > > G8OQW > > JO01FR > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
