[amsat-bb] Re: Trio TR 9300

2011-07-06 Thread Ari Kosonen
Does anyone on the bb have an english version of the operators manual for a Trio TR9300 6m radio IIRC the TR9300 is much the same as the TR9000 2m and TR9500 70cm rig. Perhaps the manual from one of these would be close enough. Here is the manual for TR-9000, it's probably quite

[amsat-bb] Re: never gets old

2011-04-11 Thread Ari Kosonen
2011/4/12 Bob- W7LRD w7...@comcast.net Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my truck. Hi Bob, congrats on your new mobile setup. I also get excited every time when I manage to

[amsat-bb] Re: Gagarin Anniversary

2011-04-08 Thread Ari Kosonen
2011/4/8 i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it Just for curiosity. Was Yury Gagarin a licensed radio Ham and what his call letter ? Anybody had a QSO with him ? I think K2UBC discussed this aspect here on amsat-bb some years ago and the outcome was probably not, i.e. there is no proof Yuri G was UA1LO,

[amsat-bb] Re: Bird

2011-04-06 Thread Ari Kosonen
2011/4/6 Kevin Deane summit...@live.com A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word I do not know the year of that song but I am sure some of you do. Yes, wikipedia does: 1963 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfin_Bird Later, in '80's this was

[amsat-bb] Re: FT-8800R new toy

2011-03-13 Thread Ari Kosonen
2011/3/13 Bob- W7LRD w7...@comcast.net Not wanting to reinvent the wheel. Anyone using the FT-8800R mobile for satellites have any hints or sugestions, antennas etc. Email direct-thanks. Hi, I am using FT-8900R (practically same as '8800 plus 6m and 10m) for working satellites from my car.

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800

2011-01-12 Thread Ari Kosonen
2011/1/12 Ernie Howard w8eh.er...@gmail.com I have three of the FT-8800 mobiles. They work great for satellite. I have FT-8900 in my car (which is pretty much the same radio, except with 2 additional bands, 28 and 50 MHz). I am quite happy with the sensitivity of the radio, no problems hearing

[amsat-bb] Re: WOUXUN Radio

2010-03-30 Thread Ari Kosonen
Hi, Joe KK0SD wrote: Has anyone bought and played with one of these ultra cheap WOUXUN dual band hand helds that are selling on eBay? Do they hear well enough for satellite operation? I also recently got a Wouxun KG-UVD1P and today gave it a try on HO-68. My antenna is a long telescopic