SO-50 satellite work 3/31/2017

A little SO-50 satellite work around 17:30UTC from EM70.



I took my Yaesu FT-8800 satellite go box and newly built log periodic to Kinsaul Park in Lynn Haven, FL today to try the satellite pass.  It was a 30 degree pass and I felt I could at least squeeze a couple of contacts out of it.  I am really enjoying this new antenna and so far (on 2 different outings) I have had good luck. It was fairly easy to build and I just enjoy building stuff myself.  There is a greater satisfaction when you begin making contacts with something you created.



As for the FT-8800, it is a FM transceiver and using this I am limited to working the FM satellites. The nice thing with this radio, if you have a good pass and you are getting into the bird (a bird is what us hams call the amateur satellite) well, you can hear yourself come back on the downlink since this is basically 2 radios in one and has a built in duplexer.



I was able to work 2 stations on this pass.  WO3T was in grid FN00 and NS3L was in grid FN20.  Both were Pennsylvania stations.







73!

KK4DIV