[amsat-bb] So close.... almost my full reach....

[Bill Acito W1PA]

I've been able to fit up a pre-amp to my Arrow. I have a ARR 432 switched 
pre-amp with it's own battery pack on the 432-side of the arrow to hear 
better on low (<10 deg) passes. Still using the FT-530 HT with a headset.

There were two low Atlantic passes this morning, one each on AO-27 and 
AO-51. From FN42IO I heard EA1QS on the first (5 deg), and worked a GW0 on 
the second --  3050 miles, on a 8 deg pass.

Went back out later in the afternoon for a mid-US pass, and low and behold, 
there's a San Diego station on (2550 miles)...   listen to the last 10 secs 
of this recording for the punch line:

http://www.papays.com/sat/AO-27_14Jul2011_191720z.mp3

Almost....


Bill W1PA