[amsat-bb] First Ever L-Band QSO

[Fernando Ramirez]

Congrats!

73 de NP4JV
Fernando

On Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 8:57 PM Les Rayburn via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Thanks to Kevin, KK4YEL in EL98 for my first-ever L-Band QSO tonight
> through AO-92. The loop Yagi seemed to work well, as my downlink was loud
> into the satellite.
>
> Experienced deep fades as the satellite tumbled. Limited by the fixed
> polarization of my mounted 2 Meter Arrow antenna. Gotta think about a
> circularly polarized 2 Meter antenna for the attic.
>
> Big fun!
>
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> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
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