I used an Icom IC-208H, so medium power would be 15 watts. I varied it from 5 and 50 watts. Now, I use a Kenwood TM-D700 (primarily for the build-in TNC and display) so medium power is 10 watts. Other power settings are 5 and 50 watts.
Antenna is a 1/4 wave antenna mounted on the trunk lid.
The setup works easily down to ten degrees, and going to 50 watts, is probably good to the horizon. If a low angle pass is desired, would probably run the Arrow antenna mounted on a photo tripod.
Am awaiting the packet mode to be restored to work WA6LIE in Monterey.
A side note. Ham radio was active during the recent earthquake in Kona. See:
The ISS is part of our Hurricane response plan, but am unsure what passes will be in effect during a given hurricane event and whether the crew will be available.
Ron H, AH6RH
Honolulu, Hawaii BL11 bg, bh, bm, cg, ch, dg, di.
I've only used 5W for anything I have done with the ISS. My 2m voice contacts and packet usage have all been done with an IC-T7H on a rechargeable battery pack, and the cross-band repeater has been done at the same power level with either an IC-W32A on high power or an IC-2720H at its lowest power. An Arrow Antennas 2m/70cm Yagi really helps, but one of my voice contacts was done with a long telescoping whip on the IC-T7H in December 2005.
Usually use 10 watts
I used an Icom IC-208H, so medium power would be 15 watts. I varied it from 5 and 50 watts. Now, I use a Kenwood TM-D700 (primarily for the build-in TNC and display) so medium power is 10 watts. Other power settings are 5 and 50 watts.
Antenna is a 1/4 wave antenna mounted on the trunk lid.
The setup works easily down to ten degrees, and going to 50 watts, is probably good to the horizon. If a low angle pass is desired, would probably run the Arrow antenna mounted on a photo tripod.
Am awaiting the packet mode to be restored to work WA6LIE in Monterey.
A side note. Ham radio was active during the recent earthquake in Kona. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/10/18/102/?nc=1
http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/hawaii/kona-quake.html
The ISS is part of our Hurricane response plan, but am unsure what passes will be in effect during a given hurricane event and whether the crew will be available.
Ron H, AH6RH
Honolulu, Hawaii BL11 bg, bh, bm, cg, ch, dg, di.
Five watts, nothing more...
Hi!
I've only used 5W for anything I have done with the ISS. My 2m voice contacts and packet usage have all been done with an IC-T7H on a rechargeable battery pack, and the cross-band repeater has been done at the same power level with either an IC-W32A on high power or an IC-2720H at its lowest power. An Arrow Antennas 2m/70cm Yagi really helps, but one of my voice contacts was done with a long telescoping whip on the IC-T7H in December 2005.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Phoenix, Arizona USA
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
HT
I use my IC-T2H handheld (6 watts) for crew voice operations.
When the repeater is on, I use my DJ-S40T (0.5 watts) for the uplink. It works, marginally. :)
73, Zach