Mark, I routinely work AO-51, AO-27, SO-50, HO-68 (FM) & SO-67 on my HT with. Homebrew dualband Yagi.
Hope to work you soon. Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On Jan 4, 2011, at 18:09, "Andrew Rich" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been out of the loop for a while > > Can someone help me with what birds I can pick up on a HT ? > > - Andrew VK4TEC - > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark L. Hammond" <[email protected]> > To: "w4upd" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:40 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports > > >> Thanks, Reid. One of the challenges for the command stations is that >> sometimes we're working on the digital side of the bird (435.150) and >> therefore can't easily tell what is going on with the 435.300 side. So >> reports are very helpful. >> >> Yes, we figure people will like the 1.47 Watt signals! It spoils >> you...that's up from around 500 mW a few days ago. That's the benefit of >> running one transmitter at a time...there is quite a bit of power >> available when you don't have to share the available current between 2 >> transmittters :) >> >> Again, thanks for the report. >> >> 73, >> >> Mark N8MH >> >> At 06:13 PM 1/4/2011 -0500, w4upd wrote: >>> I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that >>> pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp >>> on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas >>> that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter >>> $2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. >>> >>> Reid, W4UPD >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>>> Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is >>>> very helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a >>>> landslide... >>>> >>>> I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the >>>> East coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting >>>> that AO-51 was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the >>>> bird remains active. >>>> >>>> Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Mark N8MH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>>>> Hell All, >>>>> >>>>> The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or >>>>> hear it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry >>>>> here http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. >>>>> >>>>> Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and >>>>> reports on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are >>>>> extremely helpful. >>>>> >>>>> We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are >>>>> only a couple minutes or less at the moment. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your help! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
