At 04:47 AM 2/4/2011, John Geiger wrote: >Another group to target is the VHF/UHF weak signal crowd. Many of them have >the necessary equipment to get on AO7, FO29, and VO52, but might not know >it, or know how to proceed. These birds will give them a chance to use >their multimode rigs between band openings.
With the advent of the new all band, all mode radios such as the FT-817, IC-706IIG, IC-7000, TS-2000, etc, etc, combined with many of us having an older 2m SSB transceiver kicking around, it would be surprising how many of us have the capability to work these birds. I know I do, just have to get around to giving it a try. I have worked the SSB birds before, mostly Mode A (RS-10, RS-12/13, etc), but did work the Fujis at hamfests. 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
