[amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy

[John Geiger]

Or prove their antenna hears as well as it transmits!

73s John AA5JG

--- On Sun, 4/18/10, David Barber <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk> wrote:

> From: David Barber <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb]  Arecibo on Handy
> To: "'John Geiger'" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3:05 PM
> Now that really would be silly
> wouldn't it!
> 
> Regards
> 
> David
> G8OQW
> 
> ********
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Geiger [mailto:aa5jg at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: 18 April 2010 21:02
> To: david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk;
> amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arecibo on Handy
> 
> SO, did you work them on the FT817???
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> --- On Sun, 4/18/10, David Barber <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: David Barber <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb]  Arecibo on Handy
> > To: "'Moon-Net'" <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net>,
> amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 2:37 PM
> > OK, I know nobody is going to believe
> > this but....on my life...
> > 
> > I have been outside with an FT-817 connected via a
> very
> > short piece of coax
> > to a Diamond A430S10R (small 10 element beam modified
> for
> > handheld use) and
> > headphones and KP4AO was just audible on SSB.
> > 
> > Signals were inconsistent but solid enough to copy
> their
> > callsign and CQ
> > calls around 19.00UTC and the odd information
> exchange
> > thereafter.
> > 
> > Now they've switched to CW copy is a good 80%.
> > 
> > No signal strength showing on S-Meter of course but
> who
> > cares.
> > 
> > I would never have believed it had I not heard it with
> my
> > own ears.
> > 
> > Note: NO preamp was used.
> > 
> > David
> > G8OQW
> > JO01FR
> > 
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