[amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51

[Michael Schulz]

On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 11:36 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote:
> >> ... Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?. 
> Just get a little "directionality" to your antenna ... Heck, we're working the FM birds with Tape Measure Beams. And with 
> "better" HT antennas.
And again I need to plug the IOio antenna :). I built mine with PVC pipe
and copper tubing and made my first sat contact on AO-7 with it. I guess
if it works on AO-7, AO-51 should be a walk in the park ;)

http://personales.ya.com/ea4cax/paginaea4cyq/Antenaioio/ioioingles.pdf

73 Mike K5TRI