>> ... Are you ready for the new satellites? (PA3GUO) Yes - no problem working ALL of the new birds in portable mode!
-one hand for the handheld beam antenna for RX -one hand for the handheld beam antenna for TX -one hand for the HT - uplinks -one hand for the FT-817ND - downlinks -one hand for the speaker-mic -one hand holding an iOS device with sat pass info -one hand for clipboard to write down callsigns as heard -one hand with (of course!) my Fisher Space Pen(tm) -one hand for the Pina Colada ... WHAT A WEEK FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES!!! Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ---------------------------------- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com _______________________________________________ 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