Hello all Here ft857 and 19elmnts no preamp or other things. I m on the garden frozen but smilling !! How fun radio ham is ! Recording all qso if backup of log is needed :-)
Envoyé de mon téléphone. Le 18 avr. 2010 à 21:37, "David Barber" <[email protected] k> a écrit : > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > _______________________________________________ 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
