I found there to be little or no difference when rotating the polarity. I've also been asked what frequency I was listening on. The FT817 was in USB mode and the displayed frequency was 432.04340MHz
David G8OQW ******** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Idle-Tyme Sent: 18 April 2010 21:05 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy have you peaked them in polarity also? The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 4/18/2010 2:37 PM, David Barber wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
