Congrats AL!!! 

73,

Steve KB8VAO

 

-----Original Message-----
From: w5lua <w5lua@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Oct 22, 2023 5:52 PM
To: Jon Platt <w0zq@aol.com>, NRLS Reflector <nlrs@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [NLRS] First 902 MHz WAS

 

Jon

Thanks congrats. 

Yes 50 or so watts is a bit light but probably doable with a 3 m dish. 

The pyro joe Spectrian amps are nice as they will do 150 to 170 watts reliably.

73

Al W5LUA

 

 

 

Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone

 

 

-------- Original message --------

From: Jon Platt via NLRS <nlrs@mailman.qth.net>

Date: 10/22/23 4:26 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: NRLS Reflector <nlrs@mailman.qth.net>

Subject: Re: [NLRS] First 902 MHz WAS

 

 

Nice going Al !   How many bands does he have WAS on now?

 

As you probably know, the WA2AAU 1900 MHz PCS amps can do about 70 watts, easy to modify for 2304.  Still maybe not EME grade but getting there?  Price is right.

 

73, Jon

W0ZQ

 

On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 11:09:05 AM CDT, Charlie Betz <cmbetz@charter.net> wrote:

 

 

FYI - Al Ward, W5ULA, completed WAS on 902 this morning to become the

first amateur to attain WAS on this band.

 

KA6U has been out on a huge 902 EME rove and gave Al his last state this

morning, which was believe it or not, Wisconsin.  I have been trying to

get on 902 EME, but have been having many problems and have not been

successful there.  There is a core group that has been pushing for 902

WAS (many of the guys involved in the 222 push a few years back) that

are getting close themselves.  The cornfield EME guys down by Cedar

Rapids are part of that group.

 

I know the intent s for this group to move up to 2304 next to get the

first WAS done there and I hope to join them, but I need to find an

appropriate amplifier in order to do that.  My current 20 watts isn't

going to cut it.

 

Charlie, N0AKC

 

 

 

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