
WA1DX Allan Ropper, M.D.
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Joined: Jul 9, 2008

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Posted: Aug 23, 2008 09:45 PM

Msg. 1 of 2
Will a 5W HT and arrow type yagi shoot through clouds? I have had a few AO-51 passes with no signal heard and have attributed to this impediment.
WA1DX Allan Ropper, M.D.
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VE3OIJ P. Darin Cowan
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Joined: Jul 9, 2006
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Posted: Sep 2, 2008 06:22 PM

Msg. 2 of 2
Clouds are pretty transparent to 2m and 70cm radiation.
AFAIK, many people have worked AO51 with kenwood TH-F6A and an arrow antenna or similar setup.
VE3OIJ P. Darin Cowan
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