[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A antennas

[Anthony Monteiro]

Hi John,

I have worked AO-7 on field day using a 4-foot
vertical plugged into an ARR preamp.

73,
Tony AA2TX
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At 11:52 AM 10/30/2010, John Neeley wrote:
>I notice, looking at the logbook on the AO-7 website that the 
>Europeans utilize
>Mode A alot more than use here in NA.  Since the downlink frequency is in the
>upper 10 meter band, and I wondering what antenna they are using for 
>receive?  I
>have tried dipoles, horizontal loops, G5RV, etc to pretty much zero luck in
>hearing the bird, even with close passes.
>
>Any info would be appreciated..
>
>John W6ZKH
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