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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog
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All quiet on the Oscar 100 front
Posted: 17 Apr 2022 12:07 PM PDT
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/04/all-quiet-on-oscar-100-front.html
Every few weeks I take a peek at the narrowband transponder of this geosynchronous satellite. This is Easter weekend so a few people may be
away with parents etc. This could reduce activity, although with more
people on leave I would have expected this to have little overall effect.
It was very quiet when I looked on Easter Sunday in the early evening in Europe. Overall, I would say, "don't bother". With HF conditions improving,
I cannot see many getting pleasure from this satellite. It is a lot of
effort that I, personally, think is wasted.
See
https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/ .
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70cm activity contest last Tuesday
Posted: 17 Apr 2022 11:24 AM PDT
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/04/70cm-activity-contest-last-tuesday.html
At the moment I have no 70cm horizontal antennas so I use my 2m big-wheel
omni antenna. Because of my poor voice I usually stay on for about 45
minutes. I run 10W SSB QRP. Last week I had 3 QSOs with the furthermost
105km.
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