[amsat-bb] Re: New Lindy's QRV

[Greg D.]

Hi Ed,

Regarding power used:

I was running 25w (minus a few dB of coax losses) into an 8 element beam (vertically polarized), and getting an S5 return on a 2x15 circular beam, with a mediocre preamp.  I forget if it was RHCP or LHCP on the downlink at the time.

I don't have a power meter, but I could turn my 736R's Drive control about 3/4 of the way down before my signal got hard to hear.  Maybe 5w or so?  This was when the bird was about 10-12 degrees up, in a direction that has about a 5 degree usable horizon (there's a hill in that direction).

Hope that helps,

Greg  KO6TH


> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:25:10 -0900
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New Lindy's QRV
> 
> One more update:
> 
> I tried pass #744, this morning and copied a big round-table of 
> several west-coast stations, but was unable to break in.  My downlink 
> was as loud as them, so...?  I had one call to my CQ right at LOS and 
> could not complete, sorry!  Bear with me as I am getting reaquainted 
> with running my radio on satellites ;-)  My sub-VFO tuning control is 
> not working which complicates netting with another station.  So I 
> find my signal with the Rx and then engage tracking.  That tracks for 
> a little while.
> 
> The interesting thing is that I copied signals to zero-elevation.  I 
> would say that I am pleased with the new antennas.
> 
> Question: what ERP are most stations using on SSB on HO-68?  I am 
> running 50w ERP.
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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