[amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy

Sun Apr 18 16:33:26 PDT 2010

I forgot to add earlier that signal readings during the JT65B operation were in the -20 dB range. One peaked at -18 dB; the others stayed between -20 dB and -22 dB. 

I sat on my patio and pointed the Elk at the sliver of the moon I could see at roughly 80 degrees elevation, just to my south.

Radio - Yaesu FT-857D
Power - Panasonc gel cell battery
Antenna - Elk 2M/440L5
Coax - RG8X, 6-foot length
Preamp - None
Computer - Acer Aspire One netbook
Interface - SignaLink USB
Software - WSJT7

73 to all,

Tim - N3TL

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From: Tim - N3TL <n3tl at bellsouth.net>
To: david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk; Idle-Tyme <nss at mwt.net>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 6:06:32 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy

David and all,

I copied them here at 432.0446 in CW using a Yaesu FT-817ND and Elk
dual-band yagi with 6 feet of RG8X between the antenna and the radio, no
preamp. I copied them in CW between 1958 and 2000 UTC here, then switched to
my FT-857D (which will transmit 20 watts on 70cm instead of the 817's 5)
just as they were switching to JT65B. When I heard the digital mode, I
quickly set up my Acer netbook and SignaLink USB, and copied multiple
contacts in the digital mode quite easily - again with just the Elk and no
preamp.

Congratulations to the stations I copied KP4AO working in JT65B this
afternoon - UA4FRL, AF6O, W1ICW, SQ7DQX, SV2DCD, UR4UAR and SV2RM.

I tried to reach them in JT65B, and threw all 20 watts at them, too ...
hihi. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

What a thrill to hear and copy them on the QRP radio in CW and in the
digital weak-signal mode. My congratulations and thanks to Joe Taylor, K1JT,
and the KP4AO club for organizing and staging the event.

73 to all,

Tim - N3TL

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of David Barber
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 4:24 PM
To: 'Idle-Tyme'; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy

I found there to be little or no difference when rotating the polarity.

I've also been asked what frequency I was listening on.  The FT817 was in
USB mode and the displayed frequency was 432.04340MHz

David
G8OQW

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Behalf Of Idle-Tyme
Sent: 18 April 2010 21:05
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on Handy

have you peaked them in polarity also?

The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
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http://www.idle-tyme.com

On 4/18/2010 2:37 PM, David Barber wrote:
> 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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