[amsat-bb] Re: never gets old

[Ari Kosonen]

2011/4/12 Bob- W7LRD w7...@comcast.net



 Ya know this stuff never gets old.  I've been messing around with this
 stuff for about 50 years.  This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800
 in my truck.



Hi Bob,
congrats on your new mobile setup. I also get excited every time when I
manage to get a sat QSO from my mobile (FT-8900 + mag whip currently). There
is usually one or two good orbits about the time when I try leave my job in
the afternoon so every now and then I try to make few qsos from my car on
the top floor of the parking building of my office. Bit hard to explain my
collagues why I have to be in my car within few minutes time window, to talk
to someone over radio ;)


73 de Ari OH3KAV
Tampere, Finland (grid: KP11)
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[amsat-bb] Re: never gets old

[Jeff Moore]

Bob,
What antenna are you using for your mobile?  I've uplinked on 2m using a 
standard 5/8 wave dual band mobile mag mount.  But I used a 70cm yagi for 
the downlink.

Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
CN94

- Original Message - From: Bob- W7LRD w7...@comcast.net

Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff 
for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my 
truck. I felt as nervous as when I was a novice with my home brew 6L6 (look 
it up). I worked 5 guys on AO-51. I just discovered a new wrinkle to this 
never ending hobby, my wife thinks I need a intervention, or help. Craig, it 
works super!

73 Bob W7LRD

Seattle
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