I haven't been on A07 for a while. But, back in the "goode olde dayes", I used a horizontal 2-element 10-meter yagi with a 7-element 2-meter beam fixed 30-degrees above the horizon. That worked VERY well! Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com On Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:28 AM, R.T.Liddy <k...@ameritech.net> wrote: Whenever I've talked about Mode A at the AMSAT Booth at the Dayton Hamvention, all I've ever gotten was rolled eyes and/or total lack of interest. They seem to like orbiting FM Repeaters and modes/frequencies that few people are equipped for. With the old RS Mode A Birds, you could do pretty well with a 10M GP and a Ringo Ranger. IMHO...... 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) ________________________________ From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfis...@mcn.net> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:51 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A At 06:48 PM 11/5/2013 -0800, "R.T.Liddy" <k...@ameritech.net> wrote: >I've tried AO7-A a number of times, but there's never anyone there to work. > >Back in the glory days of the RS Birds, Mode A was very active. I sure do >miss them. They worked very well! > >73, Bob K8BL I loved the RS satellites. They're what got me hooked. I wish the plan for the next LEO was a new linear mode Mode A bird for a starter satellite not another FM 'Grid-Lock' sat. KB7ADL _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
