[amsat-bb] Re: FO29 and Kenwood TH-F6A

[Pedro A. Perez]

Sure!

I´ve worked very low passes (5º and less) using a TH-F7E and a CJU antenna 
(even a dual band whip). Lots of transatlantic QSOs from mobile. My F7E is 
quite sensitive, but the bandwith is somewhat wide for SSB:

http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_EB4DKA%20via%20FO29%20desde%20movil.html

http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Amateur%20Satellite%20Articles/FO29_MOBILE.pdf

http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Imagenes/EB4DKA_FO-29_MOBILE1.jpg

I even used it for the AO-40 downlink in my mobile setup (glory days!!!):
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_Kenwood%20THF7%20recibiendo%20el%20AO40.html


73 and happy new year!

Pedro EB4DKA
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at fidmail.com>
To: "K4FEG" <K4FEG at k4feg.com>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 1:09 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29 and Kenwood TH-F6A


> Glad to hear that FO29 is back-now to get on it!  Has anyone tried using a 
> Kenwood TH-F6A HT to receive FO29, since it does receive SSB?  I would be 
> hooking it to an external antenna.  Is it sensitive enough on SSB to hear 
> the satellite?  The QST review shows its sensitivity is a little down on 
> HF and 6m SSB.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "K4FEG" <K4FEG at k4feg.com>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:52 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29
>
>
>> Good to hear FO29 back operating over the US!
>>
>> Lets not forget that our flying friends are fragile and we need to keep 
>> looking to the future and the need for replacements.
>>
>> We may get another miracle and have one of the crippled birds come back 
>> to life in the future, but do we really want to depend on chance?
>>
>> This is a hobby and we will always be considered "second banana" when it 
>> comes to getting help to fund a launch.
>> Write someone, call someone, offer to help or heaven forbid try and find 
>> an extra dollar or two to donate.
>>
>> I don't know where best to use anyone's talents or their monies but I do 
>> know this, if we do nothing there won't be someone come along and say, " 
>> we need an amateur satellite, lets launch one!" We need to take the 
>> initiative and get another satellite on the launch pad and then beg, 
>> borrow or steal a ride into space.
>>
>> A very Happy New Year to everyone and lets get behind some of these 
>> satellites and find a way to get them launched!
>>
>> 73's
>> Frank
>> K4FEG
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