[amsat-bb] Re: My first portable sat qso made today.

2012-05-25 Thread Eric Knaps, ON4HF
Hello Domenico, I know what you mean :-) I have allways worked with big antennas and now I did it with a yagi that you can hold in your hand. The portable gives 2 watts of rf power and I was surprised that my signal was so clear to copy. I will be in Italy on holiday from june 11 till 23 and

[amsat-bb] Re: My first portable sat qso made today.

2012-05-24 Thread Eric Knaps, ON4HF
Thanks Alan, that's a nice suggestion. 73, Eric. Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA http://www.on4hf.be Op 24/05/2012 21:07, Alan P. Biddle schreef: Eric, Congratulations! It is indeed amazing. A suggestion is to use a cheap digital recorder for recording your

[amsat-bb] Re: My first portable sat qso made today.

2012-05-24 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Eric, Congratulations! It is indeed amazing. A suggestion is to use a cheap digital recorder for recording your contacts. You can replay the QSOs later, verify calls, and log them. I use a Y cord to the earpiece and recorder, but some recorders will pass the audio through. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

[amsat-bb] Re: My first portable sat qso made today.

2012-05-24 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Eric Knaps, ON4HF on...@telenet.be To: Amsat - BBS amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] My first portable sat qso made today. Hello all, Today I made my first portable satellite qso in my backyard via SO-50. I bought