In my reference to my thread of last month concerning what folks were using for
AO-7 Mode A RX antennas (29.45mhz), just about everyone had a different type,
from CB mobile whips to Cubical Quads. In my quest to build something simple,
that I hoped would fit my property footprint, I came up
My 10M antenna is a 4 element quad which is part of a 10/15/20 M quad. I have
noticed since the days of RS10/15 etc that the reception is much better off the
back on 10M. If I remember (not sure) it is cut for the lower part of 10M, so
at 29.45 either the reflector is acting like a
Hi John,
I have worked AO-7 on field day using a 4-foot
vertical plugged into an ARR preamp.
73,
Tony AA2TX
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At 11:52 AM 10/30/2010, John Neeley wrote:
I notice, looking at the logbook on the AO-7 website that the
Europeans utilize
Mode A alot more than use here in NA. Since the downlink
I've had recent Mode A success into Europe (Germany, France and
Italy), using a cut-down Radio Shack CB magmount whip. It's stuck on
to a large metal serving tray borrowed from the kitchen. I hide it
behind an easy chair in a corner of the shack.
73 GL!
Nick
KB1RVT
Nick:
You using a preamp?
73 Jeff WB2SYK
Syracuse FN13
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-Original Message-
From: Daniel \Nick\ Kucij dnku...@myfairpoint.net
Sender: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:04:43
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7
Jeff:
I have not used an external 10M preamp yet, but I just got an ARR from
another op, so I'll be giving it a try. So far, I've used my FT-847
and the internal preamp. It has not been as consistent as Mode B, but
when the 10M signal is coming in, reception is usually fair to good. I
