[amsat-bb] AO91, AO92 and XW-2 sats with mobile whips

[David Quick]

I have made numerous AO-85, 91, 92, and SO-50 contacts from my truck, mostly
while stationary due to the desire to log the contacts, with a 25 year old
Kenwood TM-733a (~25 watts) and a dual-band antenna on the roof of the
truck. Even a simple 2m quarter-wave works fine and offers a decent match on
435 MHz.

The feature that helps the most is the radio's full duplex capability. When
I hear my own voice on the downlink frequency I know I'm hitting the bird.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 3:03 PM
To: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91, AO92 and XW-2 sats with mobile whips

I am hoping to get into mobile satellite operations soon, and at times I
will be able to operate portable with a dualband yagi antenna. . Other
times, though, I will be on family trips and unable to stop for satellite
passes, so would have to operate while in motion.  Are AO91, AO91, and the
XW-2 satellites able to be worked using a 1/4 wave or 5/8 wave dualband
mobile whip antenna?

73 John AF5CC
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