[amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks

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----- Original Message -----
From: "ANTHONY JAPHA" <tjjapha at earthlink.net>
To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <nigel at ngunn.net>; "Bruce Robertson"
<ve9qrp at gmail.com>
Cc: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 4:56 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks

> You guys are way ahead of me.  I'll settle for reality!
> I live in a high-rise Manhattan building and must do my satellite
operation
> by carrying all the needed equipment out to the promenade behind the
> building next to the East River (2 miles due north of the UN building).
> I'm looking for a way to lighten the load, and the netbook looks
promising.
> N3TL even reports that the Yaesu CAT to USB cables he bought worked
without
> installing new drivers.  That's big  because I don't know how to "map"
> another computer's CD drive into a netbook to read any new drivers!
>
> Tnx for the ideas.
> 73,
> Tony

Hi Tony, N2UN

I remenber our succesfull SSB QSO via FO-29 from the promenade
behind the East River up to the bay of Naples on april 15, 2007

Our QSO from NYC (FN30) and JN70ES was 7052.5 km 

Tank you for sending the photograph of the Hell Gate Bridge along
with your portable pedestal + antennas and tranceivers

>From your picture I realize that you where full loaded with the antennas
in your hands and the equipments into your bag

I hope to make another try when FO-29 will be reactivated in 2010
 
.....................Well done Tony look for a way to lighten the load !

73" de

i8CVS Domenico