[amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...

[AE5B]

I had a pair of Eggbeaters almost 20 years ago.  Took me almost another 
20 years to get over that "wonderful" experience.

John

AE5B

On 5/26/2019 3:38 PM, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I 
> have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear 
> are very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines  of LMR400. Has 
> anyone had to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far 
> off (E-B144 = 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 
> 90's and was able to work many of the then current birds using an Icom 
> IC-820H.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms
>
> On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was 
>> making a 40° pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio 
>> with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my 
>> downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent 
>> some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was 
>> near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through 
>> ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 
>> & AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used 
>> home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, 
>> with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna 
>> is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & 
>> downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on 
>> getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with 
>> the single antenna...
>>
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