Whoops! I forgot to mention that the antennas were an omni vertical ground plane on 2 meters for the uplink and tri-band beam for the 10 meter downlink.
73, John K6YK On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:33:46 -0800 k6yk <k...@juno.com> writes: > Boy, that sounds familiar ! > My first Oscar station was a Regency HR-2B FM rig > with ONE crystal in the middle of the uplink band on 2 meters, > keying the high-low power switch. You couldn't hear the low > power but the 15 watts on high power made it fine. > > And the receivers were an HW-101 and Hallicrafters SX-117. > Bought an AMECO preamp for HF, which helped out on 10 meters. > > That was good enough to work lots of stations, maybe a total of > 600 QSO's on OScar 6 and 7! > > Then when the RS-10, 11 came along, I tried some mobile work > using an ICOM 230, again only one frequency, keying the PTT line, > no chirp, and Yaesu FT-301 for receiver. Larson 2 meter antenna > and > Hustler 10 meter antenna on the pickup. Worked quite a few QSO's > that way, too! > > All CW only, of course on mode A. Didn't get an all-mode rig > until about 1986 during the "RS" era. > > 73, > John > > > On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:59:28 -0600 Joe <n...@mwt.net> writes: > > My first Oscar Station,,, > > > > I do not remember if it was Oscar 6 or 7, but it was 1975, and we > > > listened to many passes on the ten meter downlink. > > > > We got from a local ham, an old AM vfo controlled 2 meter rig. > It > > was > > AM only. it had a Red face and was BIG like the size of a heathkit > > > SB-200 amp. two VFO's one for transmit and a separate one for > > receive. > > > > anyway we connected out Hallicrafters TO Keyer to the PTT line of > > > the > > mic, (with no mic installed) and it worked amazingly well. That > > > was > > out Oscar station back then, we made like 25 states or so on that > > > setup, > > > > Joe WB9SBD > > > > The Original Rolling Ball Clock > > Idle Tyme > > Idle-Tyme.com > > http://www.idle-tyme.com > > > > On 2/4/2011 9:16 AM, Roger Kolakowski wrote: > > > Simple answer...FM rigs will tend to "chirp" as you key the mic > > > line as > > > the VCO pulls onto frequency...crystal matrix FM radios such as > > > the old > > > Standard will be T-9... > > > > > > The purists will cry about the chirpy signal...but, most people > > > who work > > > CW on satellites would relish a new operator/contact even if > they > > were QLF. > > > > > > That being said...I have works scores of stations with my own > > "chirpy" > > > signal and even have received some polite 599's back. > > > > > > Roger Kolakowski > > > WA1KAT > > > > > > On 2/4/2011 9:30 AM, Rich Dailey wrote: > > >> Let's not forget about the funcube dongle as a terrific > > economical > > >> solution for receiving. And any decent FM transmitter can key > > > CW, > > >> no? Assuming someone already has a vhf/uhf rig, I can see > getting > > qrv on linear > > >> transponders today for under $200. > > >> Or am I being too simplistic? > > >> > > >> Rich, N8UX > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of > the > > author. > > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur > satellite > > program! > > >> Subscription settings: > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > > > author. > > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur > satellite > > program! > > > Subscription settings: > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > > author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > > > program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings > Part-Time job ($20-$65/hr). Requirements: Home Internet Access > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d4c3904dcafa1f976cst01vuc > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
