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

[Art McBride]

Jeff, 
Check to see if the 10M band is open in your area. 
Signals from space on 10M will be weak or not heard depending on how good
the 10M opening is. They can't get through the ionization layers when the
band is open. Signals 2M and higher are not effected by the ionization
layers. 
Art, KC6UQH

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Daniel "Nick" Kucij
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 6:04 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A antennas

Jeff:

I have not used an external 10M preamp yet, but I just got an ARR from  
another op, so I'll be giving it a try. So far, I've used my FT-847  
and the internal preamp. It has not been as consistent as Mode B, but  
when the 10M signal is coming in, reception is usually fair to good. I  
have noticed quite a bit of QSB at times, so it's worth being patient.

Nick
KB1RVT
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