Re: [amsat-bb] some videos from 2014 Dayton Hamvention weekend

2014-05-27 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Bill The equipment is W5IU's. The radios are two FT-817s. The antennas are homebrew, circular polarized yagis (no relays, sense can only be changed by adjusting the feedpoint) based on WA5JVB's "Cheap Yagi" designs on a homebrew mount made of PVC pipe and pipe fittings along with a tripod. There

Re: [amsat-bb] some videos from 2014 Dayton Hamvention weekend

2014-05-27 Thread Bill (W1PA)
Paul, Can you guys share details of the station? qty 2 817's correct? No amps, right? Antennas? No automation on doppler or tracking, correct? (one guy on rigs, one guy on tripod?) Bill W1PA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] some videos from 2014 Dayton Hamvention weekend

2014-05-20 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! I just went through and uploaded the videos I made from last weekend's Dayton Hamvention. First, Paul N8HM working SO-50 on Friday (16 May) morning at 1431 UTC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Tz3Q54TDw Michael KD8QBA, part of the MO-76 ($50Sat, Eagle-2) team, was around the AMSAT demonst