QRZ Forums - Satellite and Space Communications for Saturday 13 January 2018
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/////////////////////////////////////////// The lowest power to work birds Posted: 12 Jan 2018 03:55 PM PST https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...-birds.595077/ Spring is coming and Im looking at portable/holiday style operations where the Yaesu Ft-817 is a winner and it works fine both Vhf and Uhf/Ssb. This rig does not have dual rx but it does a god job in split mode so, it would seem the perfect transceiver to have fun in a satellite day as well as a weekend or other kinds of outdoor operations. The question: the Yaesu Ft-817 has only 5 watt (a respectable power to work birds), but at this power level the battery life is very short so, my... The lowest power to work birds /////////////////////////////////////////// Fox-1D Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 92 Posted: 12 Jan 2018 01:38 PM PST https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...car-92.595114/ Right on schedule at 03:59 UTC on January 12, 2018, the solid-fueled first stage and ground-lit strap on boosters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its XL configuration (PSLV-XL) ignited and hurtled AMSAT’s Fox-1D CubeSat along with 30 other satellites onboard the PSLV-C40 mission towards a sun-synchronous orbit. The events along the path to orbit happened rapidly. 30 seconds into the flight, the air lit strap on boosters were lit. One... Fox-1D Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 92 |
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