Hello TVARC Members,

I’m still within my first year after joining the club.

I wanted get some feedback from other (if any) members that operate satellites.

I like working the linear Sat’s (SSB) and I just recently starting using FT4 on several satellites which is extremely efficient from AOS to LOS using very low power. The one major benefit that I’ve noticed is, my AZ/EL satellite antennas currently in use at my courtyard villa, is far from being a compromised system for working the birds. My antenna tips remain lower than my privacy wall, even with Satellites passes at 90-degree elevation.

After having a nice station on my acre lot in Texas, I thought I’d mention my satellite operations in my courtyard villa is as much or better than I had in Weatherford Texas, maybe it’s Florida thang 😊.

If the replies from others working satellites is low to none, at least this is a little feedback to the members, we have at least one courtyard villa that’s working the satellites with ease behind the privacy walls of his courtyard villa.

  Thanks,

  Stan, W5PDQ                

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