[amsat-bb] Re: FT-817 Hmmm

[Mark Lunday]

Once you get the hang of finding your own signal, it's a delight to use the
FT 817.  I have two of them and I prefer the linear transponder birds over
the FM repeaters.

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Don
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:52 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-817 Hmmm

The FT-817 appears to be a popular rig among satellite users of the fm
birds.  As they a all mode rigs I wonder how well they would work for a
linear  transponder set up? Rigs for that use are a little hard to come by.
I am hoping to move in that direction some time. However it kind of needs to
be portable as I am surrounded by trees at  my house.

Must say now that I got the hang of working LEO's  I am  having fun no.

73 

WB8ZOM  Don

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