I also worked VE3TEF this evening on FO-29 while running 500 mW PEP. My downlink was S8 on the meter. I had more than 50 degrees of elevation, so that helps, of course, but it's amazing what so little power into a small handheld log periodic antenna can do!
73, Paul, N8HM On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > On the last pass of AO-7, I was trying out various power levels as it > was a nearly overhead pass of a maximum elevation of 81 degrees. With > just 20 degrees of elevation, I heard my downlink at S8 while running > 500 mW to my Elk. With about 7 dBd of gain at 432 MHz, I estimate my > EIRP to have been around 4 watts. > > With a feedline of 8 feet of LMR-240, my losses at 432 MHz are very > low, but it shows you how little power it takes to get a good signal > from the transponders. > > Thanks to KC7MG and W4VAS for the QSOs on AO-7 at 500 mW PEP. > > 73, > > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > Washington, DC (FM18lv) _______________________________________________ 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
