[AReU] Fw: AO40 antennas are up

[w4tas]

Sounds good Mike!!!!!

The IT data is as follows for noon today:
Az.=206
El.=50
Range=58,995 km.
Squint=21.2 degrees

Considering the range and squint your system is doing great.
We worked on a tri-bander for the phone station at the BARS
field day site today. Last year it did not work well so we replaced
the traps and retuned it over at Davis Park this morning after
breakfast. AO40 had a good pass today but I didn't partake
as I went to the breakfast and played around with the antenna.
I'm really glad for you getting your station up and running so
fast. I guess the earlier experiency has really helped. It did
for me. Dick (W7RRS) has obtained a small dish and I will
fit it with a helix like yours and see if Dick can get on the air.
He still needs a converter.

I found 6, yes 6, TV style bias tees at the Peddlers Mall
Flea Market this morning. I also found 7, yes 7, 18 VDC,
300 ma power supplies that plug into the bias tees. The
power supplies were $2.50 and the bias tees were $1.50.
I will now have a few units for fellow hams that have a
converter without a bias tee.

I'll check the schedule for next week and maybe we can
meet up on AO40 sometime. I am really looking forward
to it.

73

Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Sprenger <mikesprenger@attglobal.net>
To: w4tas <w4tas@gte.net>
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:39 PM
Subject: AO40 antennas are up


>Tony,
>
>Got the antennas up today.  I was copying the beacon quite well today.  I
>could make out a couple of qso's and someone calling cq.  (Didn't write any
>calls down).
>
>The copy wasn't too bad.  What was the squint angle at 12:00 today ?  I've
>got a thought, but just want to see how it compares.
>
>I also put the 440 mhz antenna up on the horizontal boom.  It's horizontal
>in case I want to do some terrestrial 432 mhz work.
>
>I'll get a photo out soon.
>
>Thanks for all the help.
>
>It's about time to hook up the transmitter.
>
>73
>Mike
>
>