This evening instead of going down the pub like most people on a Friday, I stayed in and messed around in the shack and I enjoyed every minute of it, during the afternoon I decided to have a play with listening to the amateur satellites at first I didn’t have any real result.
Then just after dinner I started hearing things and from then on I was kind of hooked hearing stations using
- VO52
- HO-68
- SO-67
Modes where a mix of CW/SSB not heard anyone on FM yet, signals weren’t great at the best of times but I was using an FT817 + Diamond V2000 vertical and Ham Radio Deluxe satellite tracker but I had fun and will keep playing over the weekend.
Might even try a QSO!
Does anyone still go down the pub on a Friday night? Seems like they are boarding them all up around here.
Good luck with the satellite hunting!
73 Steve GW7AAV
They do here Steve but maybe due to the location? but like wise a lot have been closed down and left empty!